| Deposit ID | 10078530 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026901 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Altamira 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -63.41609, 7.5012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 120 KM S OF PUERTO ORDAZ. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Model code | 188 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28b |
| Deposit model name | Algoma Fe |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Imataca Complex |
| Rock description | Imataca Complex |
| (1) | -63.41609, 7.5012 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Guri-Carapo Fault Zone; E-W To N70e Oriented Structures Having Compressed Folds |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cerro Bolivar Group |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026901 |
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.
COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS.
RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.
BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S.E., 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.
SANCHEZ, H., URBINA, P., AND BLAUCHIN, R., 1991, ESTIMATION DES RESERVES GLOBALUS, CERRO SAN ISIDRO VENEZUELA: CENTRE D'ETUDES SUPERIEURES DES TECHNIQUES MINERESES: NANCY, FRANCE, THESIS, UNNUMBERED PAGES.
SANCHEZ AND OTHERS, 1991.
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOST ORES ARE IN CLOSED SYNCLINAL FOLDS. |
| Deposit | THIS IS ONE OF SEVEN DEPOSITS IN THE CERRO BOLIVAR GROUP. SEE MRDS RECORD FOR THAT GROUP FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1991 | Bolm, Karen S. (Greta Orris) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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