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Piacoa

Occurrence in Delta Amacuro*, Venezuela with commodities Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060378
MRDS ID TC20007
Record type Site
Current site name Piacoa
Alternate or previous names Catalino, Colon, Cerro Piacoa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.13327, 8.54447 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM S OF CANO PIACOA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Delta Amacuro*(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Delta Amacuro*

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Laterization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 188
USGS model code 28b
Deposit model name Algoma Fe

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Imataca Complex
    Rock description Imataca Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.13327, 8.54447
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N60w Parallel To The River

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 60S
    Length 3000M
    Width 165M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Oliver Mining Co.
    First year 1950

Comments on development

  • ORINOCO MINING COMPANY DRILLED 23 HOLES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P.

  • 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, 228 P.

  • Deposit

    ZULOAGA, GUILLERMO, 1935, THE GEOLOGY OF THE IRON DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRA DE IMATACA, VENEZUELA: AM. INST. MIN. METALLURGY TRANS., V. 115, P. 307-340.

  • Deposit

    LIDDLE, R.A., 1946, THE GEOLOGY OF VENEZUELA AND TRINIDAD: ITHACA, NY, PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, 890 P.

  • Deposit

    LAKE, M.C., 1950, CERRO BOLIVAR - U.S. STEEL'S NEW IRON ORE BONANZA: ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, V. 151, NO. 8, P. 72-83.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    RODRIGUEZ M., 1986, P. 143.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENSES INTERBANDED WITH IRON FORMATION; VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Page, Norman J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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