| Deposit ID | 10158393 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3070130003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Callao |
| Geographic coordinates: | -61.83268, 7.3345 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| (1) | -61.83268, 7.3345 |
|---|
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1871 |
| Year of first production | 1871 |
| Milling method | Leach-Precipitation |
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Gereral De Mineria De Venezuela (Minerven) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Venezuela |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3070130003 |
SEPTEMBER 10, 1975: NEWHOUSE, W.H., AND ZULDAGA, G., 1929, G
POSITS OF THE GUAYANA HIGHLANDS: ECON. GEOL., VOL. 24, PP. 7
METALS SOURCEBOOK 12/24/73 ITEM (A5436)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1973-EXPANSION OF MILLING CAP TO 700MTPD, NEW SKIP WINDING E T AND A CONCENTRATOR, COST $9.5MILLION. GOLD WILL BE RECOVE CYANIDATION AND AMALGAMATION WITHGOLD YIELD AT 22 G/TON |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-DEC-1994 | Martinez | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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