Altipianicie De Nuria

Prospect in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133412
MAS/MILS ID 3070130008
Record type Site
Current site name Altipianicie De Nuria

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -61.41607, 7.66788 (WGS84)
Elevation 500

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
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -61.41607, 7.66788

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1954

Mining district

District name Roscio

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Venezuelan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Venezuela
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 9, 1975: CAMDIALES, L.J., 1961, DISCOVERY AND EXPL

  • Deposit

    FOR BAUXITE IN VENEZUELA [SPAN]: MIN. MIN. HID., DIV. GEOL.,

  • Deposit

    ESP. NO. 3, VOL. 4, PP. 1661-1680.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MAIN OCCURRENCES AT NURIA ARE: HORMIGUERO AND HUMO. THES WERE FORMED BY EROSION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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