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Cerro Arrendajo

Past 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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067161
MRDS ID TC50391
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Arrendajo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.86605, 6.0846 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 75 KM SW OF EL DORADO.

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

  • LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.009-0.016 PPM AU (BROOKS AND OTHERS, 19--).

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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.86605, 6.0846
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Small Ne Fault, Unknown Displacement.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 5M
    Overall depth 2M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINIMUM OF 12 ABANDONED PROSPECT PITS IN <10 SQ KM AREA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, W.E, GUERRA, A., NUNEZ, F., 19--, GOLD PROSPECTING IN THE CERRO ARRENDAJO STUDY AREA, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: USGS BULLETIN.

  • Deposit

    GUERRA, A., FRANCO, L., AND ALBERDI, M., 1987, TRABAJO DE CAMPO GEOLOGICO-GEOCHEMICO EN EL AREA DEL CERRO ARRENDAJO: CVG-TECNICA MINERA C.A., PROSPECCIONES GEOLOGICAS, PROYECTO CANAIMA, INFORME, 5 P.

  • Deposit

    ALBERDI, M., AND CONTRERAS, G., 1988, TRES PROSPECTOS AURIFEROUS EN LAS CABECERAS DEL RIO CHICANAN; EL PISTON DE UROY, EL CERRO ARRENDAJO, Y EL HACHA; IN PRIMER SIMPIOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA CARACAS, 543 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Brooks, William E.) 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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