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Cristina-Bizkaitarra

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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060422
MRDS ID TC20080
Record type Site
Current site name Cristina-Bizkaitarra
Alternate or previous names Bizaitarra

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.38215, 6.21209 (WGS84)
Relative position 38 KM S OF EL DORADO.

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Wall Rock Alteration Consists Of Propylitization, Carbonatization, And Argillization

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 > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.38215, 6.21209
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults And Shears

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Km 88 District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Qeenstake Resources

Comments on development

  • 500 AUGER HOLES IN 61 NORTH ZONE OUTLINED 3 STEEPLY DIPPING PARALLEL STRUCTURES OVER A 500 M STRIKE LENGTH. BEST VALUES ARE 26.7, 6, 5.9 G/MT AU OVER 7 M.

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., 1 OVER-SIZED SHEET.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, VENGOLD ACTIVE IN KM 88 PROGRAM: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 38, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINERAL, 1993, MT. GRANT NAME CHANGE REFLECTS REGIONAL FOCUS, NORTHERN MINER, JANUARY 18, 1993, P. 6.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD TC39903 HAS BEEN DELETED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Updater 02-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-MAR-1995 Floyd, Gray U.S. Geological Survey

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

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