Experiencia

Past Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060276
MRDS ID TC10286
Record type Site
Current site name Experiencia
Alternate or previous names La Experiencia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.8341, 7.39092 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 0.6 KM NW OF ROAD INTERSECTION BETWEEN LO INCREIBLE AND ROAD BETWEEN GUASIPATI AND EL CALLAO.

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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt
    Rock unit name El Callao Formation
    Rock description El Callao Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.8341, 7.39092

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85E
    Dip 65NE OR 45S
    Thickness 0.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1903

Mining district

District name Lo Increible District

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.6 G/T

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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, P. 177.

  • Deposit

    GOMEZ, M.A., 1986 VETAS DE CUARZO AURIFERO EN LAS FORMACIONES YURUARI Y EL CALLAO EN LO INCREIBLE, EL CALLAO, EDO. BOLIVAR: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 67 P.

  • Deposit

    LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 558-587.

  • Deposit

    LOPEZ, V.M., 1981, EL ORO EN VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 116 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ M., 1986.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN PINCHES AND SWELLS FORMING BOUDINS 2-6 M LONG AND 20 CM THICK.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1903-1904

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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