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Bailadores

Prospect in Merida, Venezuela with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  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. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255617
MAS/MILS ID 3070290001
Record type Site
Current site name Bailadores
Alternate or previous names Las Tapias

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.83292, 8.25117 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Merida(province)

Venezuela(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Venezuela Merida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Biotite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Galena Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.83292, 8.25117
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 70S
    Thickness 10.3M
    Length 600M
    Width 200M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 BLEACHING
    Strike And Dip N40E:70S
    Date of Last Modification 790922

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1800

Mining district

District name Rivas Davila

Mineral rights holdings

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Measured 2500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2500000mt ore
    Total resources 2500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 16 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1975
    Lead Pb 4 wt-pct Lead Trace 1975
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Trace 1975
    Silver Ag 85.05 g/mt Silver Trace 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1974-A FEASIBILITY STUDY HAS BEEN DONE, PROVEN RESERVES 906,000 ORE GRADING 16.3% ZN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    R10 TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, JUNE 10, 1975,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 153.

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER 11, 1975: DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, 1970, PRELIMINARY

  • Deposit

    ATION OF THE BAILADORES METALLIC DEPOSIT [SPAN]: MIN. MIN. H

  • Deposit

    DIR. GEOL., DIV. GEOL. ECON., 48P

  • Deposit

    MAGALY, G., 1972, MINERALOGY OF THE DE LIMA NO. 2 DEPOSIT, I

  • Deposit

    TAPIAS REGION, BAILADORES [SPAN]: CON.GEOL.VEN., 4TH, PP. 26

  • Deposit

    METALS SOURCEBOOK 8/26/74 ITEM (B4036)

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.

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