Upata

Prospect in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodity Aluminum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157951
MAS/MILS ID 3070130010
Record type Site
Current site name Upata

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -62.33269, 8.08446 (WGS84)
Elevation 700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivar(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Bolivar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -62.33269, 8.08446

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 17M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1951

Mining district

District name Piar

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Venezuelan Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Venezuela
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEPT 8, 1975: PERFETTI, J.N., AND OTHERS, 1951, THE CERRO EL

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE ORE BODY AT UPATA [SPAN]:MIN. MIN. HID., BOL. GEOL.,

  • Deposit

    MO.3, PP. 289-294.

  • Deposit

    CANDIALES, L.J., 1961, DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION OF BAUXITE

  • Deposit

    EZUELA [SPAN]: MIN. MIN. HID., DIR. GEOL., PUB. ESP. NO. 3,P

  • Deposit

    -1680.

General comments

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,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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