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Kamoiran

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Aluminum, Iron
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060472
MRDS ID TC20143
Record type Site
Current site name Kamoiran

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.40937, 5.73296 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Used Town Of San Rafael De Kamoiran - Estimate

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
Aluminum Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Ilmenite Ore

Analytical data

Result SIO2 = 3%, AL2O3 = 35.5%, FE2O3 = 40.1%, TIO2 = 3.1%, LOSS ON IGNITION = 10.3% CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS KAMOIRAN DIKE (FROM BRICENO AND LOPEZ) I II III AL2O3 45.4 31.8 33.7 FE2O3 26.1 31.9 22.5 SIO2 4.2 17.7 25.8 TIO2 1.4 1.6 1.6 MNO 0.02 0.06 0.06

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Roraima Group;Supamo Complex
    Rock description Roraima Group;Supamo Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.40937, 5.73296
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 35.5 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1986
    Iron Fe2O3 40.1 wt-pct Iron Major 1986

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.

  • Deposit

    BRICENO, H.O., AND LOPEZ, E., C.J., 1984, THE ALTERATION INTERFACE OF DIABASE UNDER TROPICAL WEATHERING: ACTA CIENTIFICA VENEZOLANA, N. 35, P. 285-287.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-90 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-91 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Brooks, William E.) 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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