| Deposit ID | 60001603 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002099 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | El Callao Gold District |
| Alternate or previous names | Sucutun, Palmira, Juan, Bartolo, Austin, Independiente, Mina Colombia, America, Calvaris, Mina San Serafin, Hansa, Los Frailes, Jardin, Botler, Union, Mina Azules, El Peru, Nacupal, Potosi, El Choco, Concordia, Laguna, Panama, El Tigre, Sousa Mendez, San Jacinto, San Felipe, Chile, Cenicero, Mocupio, Remington, Corina, Iguana, Nadal, Veta El Callao |
| Geographic coordinates: | -61.84108, 7.3012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ACCURATE--LOCATION IS THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bolivar(province)
Venezuela(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Venezuela | Bolivar |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| (1) | -61.84108, 7.3012 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | NNE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Year of first production | 1829 |
| District name | EL CALLAO GOLD DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | COMPANIA GENERAL DE MINERIA DE VENEZUELA (MINERVEN) |
| First year | 1980 |
LOPEZ, V.M., 1981, EL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION DE MINAS, 116 P.
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA, IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORIAL SUCRE, P. 558-587.
RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.
KOROL, B., 1961, MINERALES DE TUNGSTENO DE LOS MINAS BOTANAMO Y EL CALLAO: MEMORIA, III CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, CARACAS, 1959, V. 4, P. 1889-1895.
BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.
INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.
SIDDER, G.B, 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1988, MONARCH LEADS A GOLD CONSORTIUM IN VENEZUELA: V. 189, NO. 2, P. 16, 65.
VASQUEZ, J.C., 1989, EL MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS Y LA EXPLORACION AURIFERA, IN PRIMER SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, GRAFICAS LOS PALOS GRANDES C.A., P. 300-324.
NEWHOUSE, W.H., AND ZULOAGA, G., 1929, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE GUYANA HIGHLANDS, VENEZUELA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 24, P. 797-810.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.