La Molina

Producer in Tachira, Venezuela with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060479
MRDS ID TC20154
Record type Site
Current site name La Molina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.2163, 7.88452 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tachira(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Tachira

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Secondary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 5-25% P2O5, 0.05% U
Result SEE RODRIGUEZ, 1986, P. 24 FOR A MORE DETAILED TABLE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name La Luna Formation
    Rock description La Luna Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.2163, 7.88452

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 22.5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1986

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: USED FOR NATURAL FERTILIZERS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.

  • 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

    COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, P. 585.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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