| Deposit ID | 10158494 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3070010001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Piacoa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.49951, 9.5011 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Venezuela |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| (1) | -67.49951, 9.5011 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ferrominera Orinoco, C. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Venezuela |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 125000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 125000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3070010001 |
BAIN, H. F., AND T. T. READ, ORES AND INDUSTRY IN SOUTH
AMERICA, ARNO PRESS, 1976, P. 80.
ARGALL, G. O., JR., FERROMINERA ORINCO MODERNIZES IRON MINES
TO MEET ORE DEMANDS, WORLD MINING, MARCH 1977, P. 52.
OUR PROGRESS IS WROUGHT WITH IRON, C. V. G. FERROMINERA 48
ORINOCO C. A., 1976, P. 19.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-DEC-1994 | Peterson, Gary R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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