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El Palmar

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Manganese, Iron, Aluminum, Silica, Ferrosilicon, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060380
MRDS ID TC20011
Record type Site
Current site name El Palmar

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.91855, 8.19727 (WGS84)
Elevation 355
Relative position 17 KM FROM EL PALMAR

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

  • IN THE SERRANIA DE PAISAPA. NORTHEAST END OF LINE OF DEPOSITS INCLUDING CERRO PANDO, CERRO ABANICO, GANGES I, II, III.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary
Silica, Ferrosilicon Secondary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Iron Ore
Lithiophorite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Kaolin Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Imataca Complex
    Rock description Imataca Complex
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.91855, 8.19727
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEINS, LENSES, CRUSTS IN LATERITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 22.44 wt-pct Manganese Major 1967
    Iron Fe 20.94 wt-pct Iron Major 1967
    Silica, Ferrosilicon SiO2 13.59 wt-pct Silica Minor 1967
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 0.059 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1967

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORREO DEL CARONI, 1988, BAUXITA DE EL PALMAR ROBUSTECERA NUESTRO PROGRAMA DEL ALUMINIO: SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1988, P. A-3.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DROVENIK, F., KRULC, Z., TAJDER, M., AND TALIC, S., 1967, MENAS MANGANESIFERAS DE LA REGION DE UPATA: VENEZUELA, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 8, NO. 17, P. 3-163.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 250 SQ. KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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