Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron, Aluminum
SecondarySilica, Ferrosilicon
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formVEINS, LENSES, CRUSTS IN LATERITE
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Iron, Lithiophorite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueKaolin
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Imataca Complex
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060380
MRDS IDTC20011
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates8.19727, -61.91855
References
CORREO DEL CARONI, 1988, BAUXITA DE EL PALMAR ROBUSTECERA NUESTRO PROGRAMA DEL ALUMINIO: SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1988, P. A-3.SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P.DROVENIK, F., KRULC, Z., TAJDER, M., AND TALIC, S., 1967, MENAS MANGANESIFERAS DE LA REGION DE UPATA: VENEZUELA, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 8, NO. 17, P. 3-163.CIMRI