Yiguiripin Placers

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100795
MRDS ID TC20102
Record type Site
Current site name Yiguiripin Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.59773, 5.07493 (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

  • LOCATED 5 KM NW OF VILLAGE OF YIGUIRIPIN, SAME ROAD AS MARIA VARELA MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.59773, 5.07493

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE COVERS 2 HECTARES. NOW ABANDONED (1982).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.

  • Deposit

    BRICENO, H.O., 1982, APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING TO DIAMOND PLACER EXPLORATION IN A TROPICAL JUNGLE ENVIRONMENT, CARONI RIVER, VENEZUELA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D., COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, GOLDEN, CO, USA, 176 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UNCONSOLIDATED SEDIMENTS ARE ABOUT 5 M THICK, OVERLYING DEEPLY WEATHERED MEDIUM TO COARSE GRAINED SANDSTONE (UAIREN FM). CLAY RICH AND SANDY GRAVELS FILL THE INTERTICES BETWEEN BOULDERS AND COBBLES. PEBBLES ARE JASPER, VEIN QUARTZ, ROUNDED QUARTZ, IRON CONCRETIONS, AND WEATHERED VOLCANIC ROCK. CLAYS ARE KAOLINITE, MUSCOVITE, AND MINOR MONTMORILLONITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-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.