| Deposit ID | 60001326 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC20015 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Upata District |
| Alternate or previous names | El Chorro, La Mesa De La Carata, El Baul, Los Guamos, Cerro No. 11 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -62.26359, 8.11396 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AREA LIMITED BY THE ORINOCO RIVER TO THE NORTH BETWEEN SAN FELIX AND PIACOA, FROM PIACOA TO EL PALMAR, FROM EL PALMAR TO UPATA TO GURI, AND THE CARONI RIVER FROM GURI TO SAN FELIX. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Model code | 111 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 38b |
| Deposit model name | Bauxite, laterite type |
| (1) | -62.26359, 8.11396 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SANTA MARIA-GURI FAULT WITH STRIKE OF E-W TO N 70 E AND DIP OF 60-75 S-SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| District name | UPATA DISTRICT |
|---|
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.
CANDIALES, L.J., 1961, DESCUBRIMIENTO Y EXPLORACION DE BAUXITA EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, III CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, V. 4, P. 1661-1680.
BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTAL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.