Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockAlluvium
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10060394
MRDS IDTC20032
Alternate namesEl Carmen
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates6.999, -61.53687
References
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUAYANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972, CARACAS, EDITORIAL SUCRE, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 558-587.BENAIM, NESIN, 1974, GEOLOGIA DE LA REGION EL DORADO-ANACORO-BOTANAMO, ESTADO BOLIVAR: IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, VENEZUELA, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, P. 198-206 (INCLUDES MAP).COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.CIMRILOCHER, 1974, P. 573.