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Troya

Producer in Bolivar, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067053
MRDS ID TC50092
Record type Site
Current site name Troya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.79105, 7.3762 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)

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

  • TROYA CONCESSION. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THIS CONCESSION WITHIN THE DISTRICT IS NOT KNOWN.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite 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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Greenschist
    Rock unit name Yuruari Formation
    Rock description Yuruari Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.79105, 7.3762
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lo Increible District

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period To 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^7.8 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 8g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERRAND, A., VASQUEZ, J.C., AND RODRIGUES, S.E., 1984, CARACTERISTICAS LITOLOGICAS Y ESTRUCTURALES DE LOS DEPOSITOS VETIFORMES DE ORO DE LA REGION DE LO INCREIBLE, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA, IN DE CARVALHO, Y.B., (CHAIRPERSON), II SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS, SECOND AMAZON SYMPOSIUM; PROCEEDINGS, MANAUS, BRAZIL, APR. 8-12, 1984: SYMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, ANAIS 2, P. 327-328.

  • Deposit

    LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA, IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORAL SUCRE, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 559-587.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    LOCHER, 1974.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-91 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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