El Cobre

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158131
MAS/MILS ID 3070370002
Record type Site
Current site name El Cobre

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -72.06072, 8.03448 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tachira(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Tachira

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -72.06072, 8.03448

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Unspecified

Mining district

District name Jauregui

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights State Lease

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. 23, 1975: ZOZAYA F., D., 1971, THE VENEZUELAN MINING I

  • Deposit

    ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE IN THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [SPAN]: M

  • Deposit

    DIR. MIN. GEOL., 2ND. VENEZUELAN MINING AND METALLURGICAL JO

  • Deposit

    77P.

  • Deposit

    WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 5TH, ED, BRITISH SULPHUR

  • Deposit

    CORP. LTD., LONDON ENGLAND, PP.81-83.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1992 Martinez U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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