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Ropeway and Refugio

Past Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067047
MRDS ID TC50085
Record type Site
Current site name Ropeway and Refugio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.8491, 7.31009 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 6 KM SW OF EL CALLAO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.8491, 7.31009
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N160E
    Dip 38S
    Thickness 0.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Callao District

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material AU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.4 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 10g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.4 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972, CARACAS, EDITORIAL SUCRE, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 558-587.

  • Deposit

    GUILLOUX ET AL.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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