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Cerro Del Hormiguero

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Aluminum, Silica, Ferrosilicon, Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067125
MRDS ID TC50316
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Del Hormiguero
Alternate or previous names El Hormiguero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.44965, 7.61897 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS AT EXTREME SE OF THE PLATEAU

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Secondary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Analytical data

Result AVE ANALYSIS: 45.81% AL2O3
Result 7.52% SIO2
Result 22.90% FE2O3

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.44965, 7.61897
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Superficie Nivel Intermedio (400 M Peneplain)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nuria

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 27500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al 34.49 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1972
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 9.7 wt-pct Silica Minor 1972
    Iron Fe 30 wt-pct Iron Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MENENDEZ AND SARMENTERO, 1985

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: AT LEAST 79 DRILL HOLES WERE DONE HERE IN THE LATE 1950'S, AND OVER 200 IN ALL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANDIALES, L.J., 1961, DESCUBRIMIENTO Y EXPLORACION DE BAUXITA EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, III CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, V. 4, P. 1661-1680.

  • Deposit

    LAVIE, H.J., 1974, EVALUACION SISTEMATICA DE LAS LATERITAS ALUMINOSAS EN LA ALTIPLANICIE DE NURIA: MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, PUBL. ESP. 6, P. 550-554.

  • Deposit

    MENENDEZ A., AND SARMENTERO, A., 1985, EXPLORACION DE BAUXITA EN LA GUAYANA VENEZOLANA CON PARTICULAR REFERENCIA A LA SERRANIA DE "LOS PIJIGUAOS": I SIMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, VENEZUELA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 10, P. 571-586.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE LATERITE MANTO IS 7-9 M THICK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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