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Chiricayen Placer

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Gold, Diamond
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100796
MRDS ID TC20112
Record type Site
Current site name Chiricayen Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.27854, 4.76801 (WGS84)

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

  • UP SLOPE OF LANDSLIDE SHOWN ON 1:50,000 MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Diamond Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE R114, 400 PPB AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.27854, 4.76801
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P.

  • Deposit

    CANDELARIA, J., ARUSPON, J., LOWRY, G., 1989, CAPITULO 5 INFORME GEOLOGICO ZONA DE CHIRICAYEN (WITH MAP 1:50,000), IN CVG INFORME TECNICO ANUAL 1988, TOMO II, COORDINACION GENERAL DE PROSPECCIONES, P. 456-503.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBLE SOURCE OF AU FOR MODERN ALLUVIAL PLACERS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Brooks, William E.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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