| Deposit ID | 10078525 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026894 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Trueno |
| Alternate or previous names | Cerro El Trueno |
| Geographic coordinates: | -64.08499, 7.14483 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 KM E OF CERRO BOLIVAR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Martite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 188 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28b |
| Deposit model name | Algoma Fe |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Imataca Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Imataca Complex | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Granulite |
| (1) | -64.08499, 7.14483 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oriented Ew To N70e And Forms Compressed Folds |
| Thickness | 10M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | San Isidro Iron Quadrilateral |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 150000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 11000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026894 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970, IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380.
FERENCIC, ANTE J., 1969, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN ISIDRO IRON DEPOSIT, VENEZUELA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 4 , NO. 3 , P. 283 - 297
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.
RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.
COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.
CIMRI
ALVARADO, 1970.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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