Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlN70e Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Scheelite
GangueAlbite, Biotite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt,Andesite · El Callao Formation
Associated rockGranite · Supamo Formation
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield, Greenstone Belt
AlterationCarbonization, Chloritization, Epidotization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1933
Identification
Deposit ID10060463
MRDS IDTC20131
Alternate namesSanta Maria, Union, Sosa Mendez, M.M.
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.30453, -61.79438
References
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA, IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORAL SUCRE, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 559-587.LOPEZ, V.M., 1981, EL ORO EN VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 116 P.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.MENENDEZ, ALFREDO, BENAIM, N., YANEZ, GALO, AND BAPTISTA, G., JOSE, 19??, GUIA LA EXCURSION GEOLOGIA GUASIPATI EL CALLAO-CANAIMA IN IX CONFERENCIA GEOLOGIA INTER-GUAYANAS EXCURSIONES GEOLOGICAS, P. 49-62.CIMRILOCHER, 1974, P. 577, 567.