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Rio Chiguao Placers

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Diamond, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060433
MRDS ID TC20091
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Chiguao Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -63.0358, 5.82461 (WGS84)

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

  • RIVER AND LAND MINING NEAR RIO CHIGUAO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 122
USGS model code 39d
Deposit model name Diamond placer

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -63.0358, 5.82461
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Caroni River Basin

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE UAIREN FORMATION OF THE RORAIMA GROUP IS PROBABLY THE SOURCE OF THESE DIAMONDS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio Caroni

Comments on the workings information

  • RIVER AND LAND MINING

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

    FAIRBAIRN, W.C., 1971, DIAMONDS IN VENEZUELA: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 125, NO. 4, P. 349-353.

  • Deposit

    ANEZ, GUILLERMO, 1985, EXPLORACION Y EVALUACION DE POSIBLES DEPOSITOS DIAMANTIFEROS EN EL DISTRITO CEDENO DEL ESTADO BOLIVAR: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, I SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, NO. 10, P. 443-463.

  • Deposit

    ASCANIO T., G., AND LOPEZ, V.M., 1984, CONTRIBUCION A LA GEOLOGIA DEL GRUPO RORAIMA EN EL SURESTE DE VENEZUELA, IN DE CARVALHO, Y.B., CHAIRPERSON, II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS, MANAUS, BRAZIL, APR. 8-12, 1984: II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS 2, P. 149-162.

  • Deposit

    CURTIS, G.E., 1976, BIG DIAMOND FOUND IN VENEZUELA: LAPIDARY JOURNAL, V. 29, NO 11, P. 2115.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ANEZ, 1985, P. 448.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON AUGUST 14, 1975, AN ALMOST PERFECT WHITE DIAMOND, WEIGHING 49 CARATS, WAS FOUND ON THIS CONCESSION. THE STONE WAS NAMED "EL NACIONALIZADO," IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT CARLOS ANDRES PEREZ FOR THE SUCCESSFUL NATIONALIZING OF THE PETROLEUM AND IRON ORE INDUSTRIES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

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