El Carmen

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060597
MRDS ID TC20295
Record type Site
Current site name El Carmen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.75577, 7.44314 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 6.7 KM NE OF ROAD INTERSECTION OF LO INCREIBLE ROAD AND ROAD BETWEEN GUASIPATI AND EL CALLAO.

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
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

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
    Rock unit name Yuruari Formation
    Rock description Yuruari Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.75577, 7.44314

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lo Increible District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOMEZ, M.A., 1986, VETAS DE CUARZO AURIFERO EN LAS FORMACIONES YURUARI Y EL CALLAO EN LO INCREIBLE, EL CALLAO EDO. BOLIVAR: MINISTERO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 67 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, P. 176.

  • Deposit

    PEDRO LIRA, ORAL COMMUNICATION, 5-8-91.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ M., 1986.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LARGE QUARTZ VEINS, FEW IN NUMBER. NO VEIN SYSTEM OR STOCKWORK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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