Copeyal

Occurrence in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Kaolin, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095958
MRDS ID TC20144
Record type Site
Current site name Copeyal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.41772, 8.05949 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Kaolin Ore

Analytical data

Result PISOLITIC BAUXITE, DOMINANT MATERIAL IS A VERY PURE KAOLIN

Mineral occurrence model information

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

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 Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Cristalino Complex
    Rock description Cristalino Complex

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.41772, 8.05949

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Upata District

Comments on development

  • 38 MINERAL SURVEYS WITH 97.69 M OF ECAVATION ; ECON.COM: NOT CONSIDERED TO BE OF ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANDIALES, L.J., 1961, DESCUBRIMIENTO Y EXPLORACION DE BAUXITA EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, III CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, V. 4, P. 1661-1680

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS PISOLITIC AT THE EDGES AND EARTHY IN THE CENTER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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