Bolivar
Producer

Los Pijiguaos

Bolivar, Venezuela
AluminumSilicaFerrosiliconIronKaolinGalliumGermaniumTitaniumMetal
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Description

Ministry Of Energy And Mines

Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
SecondarySilica, Ferrosilicon
TertiaryIron, Kaolin, Gallium, Germanium, Titanium, Metal
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBoehmite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolinite
GangueClay, Mica, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Granite · Parguaza Granite;Cinaruco Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureL Cret To E Tert Nuria Surface Peneplain (600-700m).
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1987
Discovery year1973
Identification
Deposit ID10060407
MRDS IDTC20059
Alternate namesCerro Paez
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates6.42904, -66.58505
References
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.RODRIGUEZ 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.MENDOZA, VICENTE, SIFONTES, R.S., AND RODRIGUEZ, S.E., 1978, THE PIJIGUAOS BAUXITE DEPOSIT, WESTERN BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA, IN 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR THE STUDY OF BAUXITES, ALUMINA, AND ALUMINUM, VOL. 2, BAUXITES, ATHENS, OCTOBER 9-12, 1978: ATHENS, NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, P. 585-586.INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 1982, VENEZUELA--PIJIGUAOS BAUXITE GETS GOAHEAD: V. 180, P. 27.INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.MENENDEZ, A., RIOS, J.H., WEINGARTEN, B., AND TICONA, I., 1985, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS DE LA PARTE NORESTE DEL YACIMIENTO DE BAUXITA DE "LOS PIJIGUAOS", ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: I SIMPOSIUM AMAZONICO, VENEZUELA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 10, P. 548-570.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 BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.CAYONES, M., FLORES-CEDENO, P., FLORES-ESTEVEZ, P., MARINO, N., REQUENA, M., AND SOCORRO, H., 1989, LA EXTRACION DE BAUXITA EN EL YACIMIENTO CERRO PAEZ, LOS PIJIGUAOS, EDO. BOLIVAR: PRESENTED AT XIII VENEZUELAN GEOLOGIC CONGRESS, BARQUISEMETO, VENEZUELA, NOV. 12-18, 1989.SARMENTERO, A., AND MENENDEZ, A., 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE PIJIGUAOS BAUXITE DEPOSITS, VENEZUELA: AIME MEETING PROCEEDINGS, 21 P.COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.ANONYMOUS, 1991, VENEZUELA, IN MINING ANNUAL REVIEW -- 1991: LONDON, MINING JOURNAL, P. 59.NOGUEROL, 1980 (?).MENENDEZ, A., AND SARMENTERO, A., 1984, GEOLOGY OF THE LOS PIJIGUAOS BAUXITE DEPOSITS, VENEZUELA, IN JACOB, L., JR., (EDS.), BAUXITE; PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1984 BAUXITE SYMPOSIUM: LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, FEB. 27 - MARCH 1, 1984, AM. INST. MIN., METALL. AND PET. ENG., P. 387-407.MORENO, L., AND BERTANI, C., 1985, CARACTERIZACION QUIMICA DEL YACIMIENTO DE BAUXITA DE LOS PIJIGUAOS E INFLUENCIA DE LAS ESTRUCTURAS Y MORFOLOGIA EN EL ENRIQUECIMIENTO DE LAS MENAS, CON ENFASIS EN EL BLOQUE 3 DE DICHO YACIMIENTO, IN ESPEJO, A., RIOS, J.H., AND DE BELLIZZIA, N.P., (EDS.), VI CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO: CARACAS, VENEZUELA, SEPT. 29-OCT. 6, 1985, MEMORIA CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, V. 6, P. 4069-4132.YANEZ, P., GALO, 1992 (?), BAUXITA EN SUPERFICIE DE PLANACION DE LA GUAYANA VENEZOLANA, IN SIDDER, ...: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN [IN PRESS].CIMRINOEL MARINO (CHIEF GEOLOGIST) AND ANTONIO PIMENTEL; SECOND ESTIMATE FROM ANONYMOUS, 1991.WYNN, J., 1990; NOEL MARINO AND ANTONIO PIMENTAL