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Upata Bauxite

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Aluminum, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068844
MRDS ID W002102
Record type Site
Current site name Upata Bauxite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.26356, 8.11394 (WGS84)
Relative position GENERAL VICINITY OF UPATA

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

  • ELEVATION BELOW 500 METERS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • REGION UNDER INVESTIGATION BY VENEZUELAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (MEM)

Analytical data

Result MEDIUM TO LOW GRADE, HIGH-IRON LATERITIC BAUXITE

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.26356, 8.11394
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ene Structural Lineation

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Elevated Ridges And Plateau Surfaces

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Territory Amacuro, E. Venezuela

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • REPORTED TO BE EXTENSIVE AS LATERITIZED BLANKET OVER PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC AND IGNEOUS ROCKS OF THE NURIA PLATEAU, 100 KM ESE OF UPATA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VENEZUELAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS).

  • Deposit

    BELLIZZIA, G.A., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCE MAP OF VENEZUELA, ISSUED DURING II GEOL. CONG. FOR LATIN AMERICA, CARACAS, VENEZUELA.

  • Deposit

    SIDDER, G.B., 1989, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE MAP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1973 Irving, Earl M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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