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El Foco

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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107033
MRDS ID TC20274
Record type Site
Current site name El Foco
Alternate or previous names Concessions: Cuyuni I,Ii, Iii, Iv, V,Vi, El Foco A, B, Aurora Concessions.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.68216, 6.27876 (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

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.68216, 6.27876
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Metallica Resources Inc And Representaciones El Rama, C. A., Cuyuni I-Vi
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Homestake
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner El Foco
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner A And B
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Canarc
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Aurora Concessions
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • INFORMAL MINERS HAVE PRODUCED IN RECENT YEARS AN ESTIMATED 500 KG PER YEAR.

Comments on development

  • 1930'S BUCKET DREDGE USED ON ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS ON 20-25 KM OF RIVER CHANNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, VENEZUELA: METALLICA IN AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CONCESSIONS: LATIN AMERICAN MINING NEWS, JUNE 8, 1994, P. 49.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANON. (1994).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA OF CONCESSION 9,952.3 HA. CUYUNI I-VI TOTALS 3000 HA. SAID TO BE OVER 50 VEINS IN THE AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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