Botanamo

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255222
MAS/MILS ID 3070130001
Record type Site
Current site name Botanamo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -61.49937, 7.50119 (WGS84)
Elevation 150

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
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -61.49937, 7.50119

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S85W
    Dip 45N
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Strike And Dip S85W:45N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1955

Mining district

District name Tumeremo

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Botanamo
    Interest 100
    Home office Venezuela
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 10, 1975: KOROL, B., 1959, DISCOVERY OF A TUNGSTEN

  • Deposit

    SIT IN THE VENEZUELAN GUIANA: MIN. MIN. HID., DIR. GEOL., VO

  • Deposit

    NO. 10, PP. 117-119.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE AUTHOR WAS TESTING FOR GOLD SOME QUARTZ AT THE MINE AND OUT TUNGSTEN IN THE SAMPLES. THE MINE HAS NEVER PRODUCED TUN

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.