| Deposit ID | 10060278 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10288 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Talisman |
| Geographic coordinates: | -61.83021, 7.39759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 KM NW OF ROAD INTERSECTION BETWEEN ROAD TO LO INCREIBLE AND ROAD BETWEEN GUASIPATI AND EL CALLAO. TALISMAN CONCESSION. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Greenschist |
| Rock unit name | Yuruari Formation;El Callao Formation |
| Rock description | Yuruari Formation;El Callao Formation |
| (1) | -61.83021, 7.39759 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Cut By A N20w, Vertical Fault |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80E |
| Dip | 70S |
| Thickness | 0.1M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lo Increible District |
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| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Up To 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^11.4 G/T | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Up To 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^11.4 G/T | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10288 |
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. 171.
GOMEZ, M.A., 1986, VETAS DE CUARZO AURIFERO EN LOS FORMACIONES YURUARI Y EL CALLAO EN LO INCREIBLE, EL CALLAO EDO BOLIVAR: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 67 P.
FERRAND, A., VASQUEZ, J.C., AND RODRIGUEZ, S.E., 1984, CARACTERISTICAS LITOLOGICAS Y ESTRUCTURALES DE LOS DEPOSITOS VETIFORMES DE ORO DE LA REGION DE LO INCREIBLE, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA, IN DE CARVALHO, Y.B., (CHAIRPERSON), II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS, MANAUS, BRAZIL, APR. 8-12, 1984: II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS, P. 327-338.
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA, IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORAL SUCRE, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 559-587.
CIMRI
RODRIGUEZ M., 1986.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS PINCH AND SWELL, SOME ARE BRECCIATED. VEINS ARE PERPENDICULAR TO REGULAR STRUCTURE. MOST OF THE VEINS ARE IN THE CONTACT ZONE BETWEEN EL CALLAO AND YURUARI FMS. VEINS ARE VERY WEATHERED AT THE SURFACE AND THE PYRITE HAS BEEN ALTERED TO LIMONITE AND GOETHITE. ORE BODY (1): WIDTH IS DEPTH; DRILL INTERVALS OF 0.065 TO 0.93 OZ/T AU OVER INTERVALS OF 9.2 TO 141.0 FT. |
| Deposit | GOMEZ (1986) REPORTS TWO VEINS: N75E61S AND N75E68S; PINCH AND SWELL BOUDINS 10 CM-3 M LONG AND 20 CM THICK; VEIN PARALLELS FOLIATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1991 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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