| Deposit ID | 60001746 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026853 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | San Isidro Iron Quadrilateral |
| Alternate or previous names | Cuadrilatero Ferrifero De San Isidro, Las Pailas, San Joaquin, Los Barrancos I and Ii, Maria Luisa, El Trueno, Piacoa, Las Grullas, Las Adjuntas, Punto Del Cerro, Santa Barbara, Sna Isiddro, Los Bauancos I, Los Bauancos Ii, Cerro Sa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -63.16611, 7.4179 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Model code | 188 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28b |
| Deposit model name | Algoma Fe |
| (1) | -63.16611, 7.4179 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FOLDING |
| Structure description | LARGE ISOCLINAL ANTICLINES WITH AXES TRENDING E-W, AND SHEARED SYNCLINES |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | RANGES TRENDING NE-SW AND CONFORMING TO THE REGIONAL MORPHOTECTONIC PATTERN. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES |
| First year | 1975 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | ORINOCO IRON MINING COMPANY (FERROMINERA ORINOCO) |
| First year | 1975 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302-380.
FERENCIC, ANTE J., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN ISIDRO IRON ORE DEPOSIT, VENEZUELA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 4, NO. 3, P. 283-297.
RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.
SANCHEZ, H., URBINA, P., BLANCHIN, R., 1991, ESTIMATION DES RESERVES GLOBALES, CERRO SAN ISIDRO, VENEZUELA: CENTRE D'ETUDES SUPERIEURS DES TECHNIQUES MINERES: THESIS, UNNUMBERED PAGES.
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