Guatuaima

Prospect in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10067058
MRDS ID	TC50101
Record type	Site
Current site name	Guatuaima

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-61.87827, 6.74234 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Venezuela	Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Quartz	Gangue
Tourmaline	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-61.87827, 6.74234	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the workings information

SMALL SURFACE SHAFTS.

Comments on development

CONSIST OF ABOUT 1 M DIAMETER, 5 M DEPTH, 12-15 HOLES FROM OLDER EXPLORATION PERIODS. NEWER EXPLORATION TARGET BASED ON EXPANDED MAP OF ALLUVIAL RIVER TERRACE/LATERITE HORIZON.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC50101

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GRAY, FLOYD, AND WYNN, J.C., 1990, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICAL OBSERVATIONS OF SIERRA VERDUN, UNPUBLISHED TECMIN REPORT.
Deposit

NUNEZ, FERNANDO, DAVILA, FREDDY, BAEZ, ANGEL, 1990, INFORME DE SIERRA VERDUN SUR, RIO YURUAN, ESTADO BOLIVAR, UNPUBLISHED TECMIN REPORT WITH MAP, SCALE 1:25,000.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	TERRACE LATERITE DEPOSITS IN GREENSTONE. EVIDENCE OF HIGH LEVEL SILICIC PLUTON (YOUNG) AND QUARTZ TOURMALINE VEINS (LOCALIZED). SOME GEOPHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF BURIED PLUTON.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1991	Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Gray, Floyd)	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.