Potosi

Past Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067165
MRDS ID TC50398
Record type Site
Current site name Potosi
Alternate or previous names Dubuc

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.21078, 7.73285 (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

  • 55 KM NORTHWEST OF EL CALLAO DISTRICT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
    Rock unit name Carichapo Group
    Rock description Carichapo Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.21078, 7.73285

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period To 1968
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^15.8 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 16g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Period To 1968
    Material AU-ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^15.8 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 16g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ M., 1986, P. 178.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1992 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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