| Deposit ID | 10157951 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3070130010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upata |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -62.33269, 8.08446 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 700 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -62.33269, 8.08446 |
|---|
| Thickness | 17M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | Piar |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Venezuelan Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Venezuela |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3070130010 |
SEPT 8, 1975: PERFETTI, J.N., AND OTHERS, 1951, THE CERRO EL
BAUXITE ORE BODY AT UPATA [SPAN]:MIN. MIN. HID., BOL. GEOL.,
MO.3, PP. 289-294.
CANDIALES, L.J., 1961, DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION OF BAUXITE
EZUELA [SPAN]: MIN. MIN. HID., DIR. GEOL., PUB. ESP. NO. 3,P
-1680.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE BAUXITE ORE BODIES AT UPATA ARE FORMED BY "MESA" TYPE FO THESE WERE LEFT AFTER THE LESS COHERENT MATERIAL WAS ERODED SEVEN SMALL HILLS MADE UP THE UPATA DEPOSIT: MESA DE LA CAR COPEYAL, LOS GUAMOS, EL BAUL, MESA DEL POTRERO, MONTE VERDE, |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Martinez | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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