| Deposit ID | 10110074 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC20029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Antonio |
| Geographic coordinates: | -60.92825, 7.06789 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Greenschist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -60.92825, 7.06789 |
|---|
| Dip | 48S |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Goldfields Of Venezuela , Guayana Mines Ltd. , Minas De Oro De El Callao C |
| First year | 1928 |
| Last year | 1936 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Guayana Mines Ltd. |
| First year | 1928 |
| Last year | 1936 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minas De Oro De El Callao C. A. |
| First year | 1952 |
| Last year | 1966 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sindicato De Patronos Mineros |
| First year | 1966 |
| Last year | 1971 |
| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1886-1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^12.2 G/T | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1866-1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^12.2 G/T | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC20029 |
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 558-587.
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE MAP.
LIDDLE, R.A., 1946, THE GEOLOGY OF VENEZUELA AND TRINIDAD: ITHACA, NY, PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, 890 P.
CIMRI
LOCHER, 1974, P.576.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1991 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1991 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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