Oro Uno

Past 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064982
MRDS ID TC39902
Record type Site
Current site name Oro Uno
Alternate or previous names Tapaya Pit, 2 South Zone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.39437, 6.24348 (WGS84)

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

Analytical data

Result SOUTH ZONE HAS DRILL HOLE WITH 1.34 G/MT AU OVER 61 M.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.39437, 6.24348

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SHEAR/ BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kilometer 88

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Venezuelan Goldfields Ltd., International Kengate; Vengold
    First year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ancieta Family

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FOR AU (1994).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Name of workings OPEN PIT

Comments on development

  • GI-L PLANT USES CYANIDATION PROCESS; SOOT /D WASHING AND SCREENING PLANT ON SITE. IN 1994 2 DRILL RIGS ACTIVE ON ORO UNO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 1993, MINEX, C.A. INAUGURATES ITS ORO UNION Z-I-L GOLD PLANT, MINING RECORD: MARCH 24, 1993, P. 17-18.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1994, VENGOLD CONTINUES EXPLORATION PROGRAM: LATIN AMERICAN MINING NEWS JUNE 8, 1994, P. 60.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ANON. (1994).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3.618 HECTARE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Gray, Floyd U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 02-MAR-1995 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 30-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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