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Bailadores Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Mine

Occurrence in Merida, Venezuela with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068842
MRDS ID W002100
Record type Site
Current site name Bailadores Zn-Pb-Cu-Ag Mine
Alternate or previous names Las Tapias, De Lima No

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.88295, 8.35116 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position 7 KMS SOUTH OF BAILADORES IN STATE OF MERIDA, SW VENEZUELA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Merida(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Merida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) The Rocks Show Intense Alteration Caused By Hydrothermal Fluids And Fumarolic Gases That Formed Biotite, Chlorite, Margarite, And Sericite.

Analytical data

Result ZN = 12.49 TO 19.7%
Result PB = 3.5 TO 5.6%
Result CU = 0.87 TO 1.1%
Result AG = 1.25 TO 2.20 OZ/MT

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Rock unit name Mucuchachi Formation-Phyllite, Metavolcaniclastic Rocks
    Rock description Mucuchachi Formation-Phyllite, Metavolcaniclastic Rocks

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.88295, 8.35116
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N 40 Deg E Folding Of Mucuchachi Formation; Caricuenca (Strike N65e, Dip 23sw) And Monsilvenia (Strike N30e, Dip 13sw) Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure description Regional Foliation And Related Shearing And Small-Scale Drag Folding Associated With Regional Dynamic Metamorphism And Later Cross Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 5M
    Length 600M
    Width 2.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Sedimentary Bedding Of Upper Paleozoic Age (Phyllite And Metavolcaniclastic Rocks)

Comments on the geologic information

  • RODRIGUEZ, 1986, SAYS THAT THE DEPOSIT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIERRA NEVADA FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1672
Discoverer Early Spaniards
Year of last production 1966

Mining district

District name Bailadores

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Occidental , Released To National Government
    First year 1954

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL RESERVES OF 1,750,000 TONS (INDICATED AND INFERRED) TO DATE. EXPLORATION INCOMPLETE.

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE MAIN VEIN AND A NARROWER (<1.5 M) PARALLEL VEIN

Comments on development

  • GEOLOGIC FIELD MAPPING AND GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS BY MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS IN 1966

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOYA R., E.A., 1973, EXPRESION GEOGUIMICA DEL Y ACIMIENTO LIMA NO 2, BAILADORES, MERIDA, (ABSTRACT), II CONGR. LATIN AMERICA.

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.

  • Deposit

    BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTAL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.

  • Deposit

    CARLSON, GERALD G., 1977, GEOLOGY OF THE BAILADORES, VENEZUELA, MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, P. 1131-1141.

  • Deposit

    COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, CARACAS, VENEZUELA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, P. 572.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MASSIVE SULPHIDES IN MAIN ORE HORIZON; SULPHIDE ARE MORE DISPERSE IN ASSOCIATED NARROW VEIN PROBABLY DUE TO INCOMPLETE REPLACEMENT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit Discovery Year: COLONIAL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1973 Irving, Earl M. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

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