Quebrada De Oro

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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067045
MRDS ID TC50083
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada De Oro
Alternate or previous names Mimi, Laura, Mandingal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.18495, 7.55536 (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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

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) -62.18495, 7.55536

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORAL SUCRE, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 558-587.

  • Deposit

    PASQUALI Z., J., AND BISQUE, R.E., 1975, INTERPRETATION OF SOIL GEOCHEMICAL EXPRESSION OF MINERALIZATION WITHIN EL CALLAO GOLD MINING DISTRICT, VENEZUELA: QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, GEOCHEMICAL STUDIES IN VENEZUELA, V. 70, NO. 1, P. 83-107.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOURMALINE FORMS SCHORL-ROCK WITH QUARTZ INDICATING A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF FORMATION. AU-BEARING VEINS ARE SOMEWHAT DISCONTINUOUS.

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.