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Peru

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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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. 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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060280
MRDS ID TC10292
Record type Site
Current site name Peru
Alternate or previous names El Peru, Peru No.7

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.83521, 7.30898 (WGS84)

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.83521, 7.30898
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N91E
    Dip 48S
    Thickness 0.17M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Callao District

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^22.96 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 23g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^22.96 G/T

Reserves and resources

  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 4 g/mt Gold Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES REFER TO TAILINGS.

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. 171.

  • Deposit

    MENDOZA, S.V., 1985, POTENCIAL AURIFERO DE GUAYANA; TRABAJO EN PROGRESO, IN ESPEJO, A., RIOS, J.H., AND BELLIZZIA, N.P., (EDS.), VI CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO: CARACAS, VENEZUELA, SEPT. 29 - OCT. 6, 1985, MEMORIA CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, V. 6, P. 4038-4068.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ, M., 1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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