Cenicero

Past Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105111
MRDS ID TC10290
Record type Site
Current site name Cenicero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.82938, 7.2962 (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

  • ABOUT 6 KM SSW OF EL CALLAO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -61.82938, 7.2962

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N70E
    Dip 48S
    Width 0.07M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Callao District

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^14.46 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 14g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Period Up To 1968
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^14.46 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 14g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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, P. 171

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ, 1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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