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Mina Plataneal

Producer in Amazonas*, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067039
MRDS ID TC50074
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Plataneal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.82533, 3.71557 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Amazonas*(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Amazonas*

Comments on the location information

  • FOLLOW CANO COTUA NORTH FROM ORINOCO RIVER, THEN TAKE WELL-DEFINED UNMARKED TRAIL NORTHEAST ABOUT 8-10 KM TO NORTH SIDE OF CERRO YAPACANA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Roraima Formation
    Rock description Roraima Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.82533, 3.71557
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FRAGMENTARY INFORMATION FROM MINERS SUGGEST THE GEOLOGY IS THE SAME AS MINA NUEVA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Yapacana Area

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED VALUE GIVEN ABOVE IS PER MONTH VALUE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WYNN, JEFF, 1990, FIELD NOTES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    WYNN, 1990, INFORMATION FROM LOCAL MINERS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS WITH LIMONITE AND HEMATITE IN FRACTURES IN RORAIMA FORMATION.
Deposit THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE LARGER UNCLE TO THE SMALLER MINA NUEVA, ABOUT 5 KM SOUTH.

Reporter information

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

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

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