Rio Suapure Bauxite Occurrence

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Aluminum
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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067129
MRDS ID TC50320
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Suapure Bauxite Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Rio Suerure

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.50199, 6.11988 (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

  • 25 + KM SE OF LOS PIJIGUAOS AND 8-16 KM S OF RIO SUERURE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 111
USGS model code 38b
Deposit model name Bauxite, laterite type

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.50199, 6.11988

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Los Pijiguaos Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAYONNES, MERCEDES, FLORES CEDENO, PEDRO, FLORES ESTEVEZ, PEDRO, MARINO, NOEL, REQUENA, MARIA, SOCORRO, HELY, 1989?, LA EXTRACCION DE BAUXITA EN EL YACIMIENTO CERRO PAEZ, LOS PIJIGUAOS, EDO. BOLIVAR: CARACAS, VENEZUELA, C.V.G. BAUXITA VENEZOLANA, C.A. REPORT, 28 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1991 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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