Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlFaults And Shears
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
GangueClay, Dolomite, Hematite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockPlutonic Rock,Granite · Supamo Complex
StructureShear Zone >125 Km Trending Ne-Sw.
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
AlterationWall Rock Alteration Consists Of Propylitization, Carbonatization, And Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10060423
MRDS IDTC20079
Alternate namesKm 88: Conductora and Cuatro Muertos Zones, Achilles-Cordova Zone
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates6.2457, -61.54659
References
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