Los Guaicas

Prospect in Bolivar, Venezuela with commodities Aluminum, Iron
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206459
MAS/MILS ID 3070130007
Record type Site
Current site name Los Guaicas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -62.91611, 6.18457 (WGS84)
Elevation 300

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
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amphibole Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sericite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -62.91611, 6.18457

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55W
    Dip 20E
    Thickness 95M
    Area 1500HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Strike And Dip N55W:20E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 1500
    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 1965

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

    SEPTEMBER 10, 1975: SINKOVEC, B., 1967, LATERITES AND ITS RO

  • Deposit

    THE LOS GUAICAS SERRANIA [SPAN]: MIN. MIN. HID., DIR. GEOL.,

  • Deposit

    NO. 16, PP. 237-272

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.