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Mocupia

Producer in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Gold
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  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. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107030
MRDS ID TC10289
Record type Site
Current site name Mocupia
Alternate or previous names Compania Francesa Mocupia, Mocupia Gorge

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -61.80188, 7.30592 (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

  • 4.9 KM S 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) -61.80188, 7.30592
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form VEIN
    Strike N85E
    Dip 48S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Callao District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Francesa Mocupia Mining Began By Monarch-1989

Production statistics

  • Year 1946
    Period 1928-1946
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^16.5 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 17g/mt
  • Year 1946
    Period 1928-1946
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^16.5 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 17g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 46000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.35 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MONARCH WITH 85% RECOVERY, TAILINGS 4 KM SOUTH OF EL CALLAO WERE DEPOSITED SINCE 1928; EXTENT 5 KM LENGTH, DEPTHS UP TO 11 M.

Comments on development

  • 1968-MONARCH RECOVERED AU FROM TAILINGS.

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.

  • Deposit

    VASQUEZ, J.C., 1989, EL MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS Y LA EXPLORACION AURIFERA, IN PRIMER SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, GRAFICAS LOS PALOS GRANDES C.A., P. 300-324.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RODRIGUEZ M., 1986.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1991 Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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