Cano Tigre

Occurrence in Zulia, Venezuela with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001335
MRDS ID TC20140
Record type District
Current site name Cano Tigre
Alternate or previous names Quebrada La Ge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.44963, 10.38436 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zulia(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Zulia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.44963, 10.38436

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description 2 FAULT SYSTEMS: ONE WITH STRIKE N35E WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE CEN, OTHER, SYNGENETIC WITH FIRST, WITH NW-SE STRIKE
Type of structure Regional
Structure description OCA FAULT, SANTA MARIA FAULT, LINEAMENTS OF THE CESAR VALLEY,CERREJON FAULT

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.

  • Deposit

    BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.

  • Deposit

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

Beyond USGS

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