Concesiones Venamo-Cuyuni Kaolin

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Kaolin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  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 10066982
MRDS ID TC50005
Record type Site
Current site name Concesiones Venamo-Cuyuni Kaolin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -63.52671, 6.24113 (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
Kaolin Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CRUDE KAOLIN: 45% SIO2; 39% AL2O3; 0.4% FE2O3; 0.03% CAO; 0.13% MGO; 0.53% K2O; AND 0.13% NA2O.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Kaolin Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Complejo De Supamo
    Rock description Complejo De Supamo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -63.52671, 6.24113

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form MANTO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kilometro 88 Kaolin Deposits

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALS 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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OPEN PIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-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.