Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlN70e Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueKaolin, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock · El Callao Formation
Associated rockGranite · Supamo Complex
Tectonic settingGreenstone Belt
AlterationAlbitization, Kaolinization, Silicification. Two Alteration Zones. Inner, Next To Quartz Vein Is About 20 Cm Of Albite-Dolomite-Pyrite. Outer Zone Is About 2 M Of Dolomite And Pyrite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10060286
MRDS IDTC10299
Alternate namesMinervan I, Colombia Vein, America Vein
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.32981, -61.79299
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JAN. 1989, P. 46RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION GENERAL SECTORIAL DE MINAS Y GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.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.COX, DENNIS P., NOV. 1987, FIELD NOTES.HERRERO NOGUEROL, JOSE, 1980, LAS INDUSTRIAS DEL CARBON, ALUMINO Y ORO EN VENEZUELA: BOLETIN DE LA ESCUELA DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE (GEOMINAS) 16, P. 71-96.MARSH, SHERMAN, PIERCE, H.A., SANCHEZ, HENRY, AND PAGE, N.J, (1992), THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF SIX GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ-CARBONATE TOURMALINE AREAS, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN [IN PRESS}.CIMRIRODRIGUEZ, M., 1986. MENDOZA, UNPUBLISHED NOTES TO SPEECH, DESARROLLO AURIFERO, 1988.