La Culebra

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. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067022
MRDS ID TC50055
Record type Site
Current site name La Culebra

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.87882, 7.3787 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG IS FOR TOWN OF LA CULEBRA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Kaolinization

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) -61.87882, 7.3787

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 85N
    Thickness 0.17M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Callao District

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period - 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10.2 G Au/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PASQUALI, A., J., AND BISQUE, R.E., 1975, INTERPRETATION OF SOIL GEOCHEMICAL EXPRESSION OF MINERALIZATION WITHIN THE EL CALLAO GOLD MINING DISTRICT, IN GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN VENEZUELA: COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES QUARTERLY, V. 70, NO. 1, P. 82-107.

  • 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, 228 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ M., 1986.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SERICITE-KAOLIN ALTERATION EXTENDS UP TO 20 M FROM QUARTZ VEIN.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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