Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model188: Algoma Fe
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Granite · Imataca Complex
Tectonic settingGuayana Shield
AlterationLaterization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10060483
MRDS IDTC20159
Alternate namesLos Castillos, Cerro La Imperial
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates8.54225, -62.333
References
ZULOAGA, GUILLERMO, 1935, THE GEOLOGY OF THE IRON DEPOSITS OF THE SIERRA DE IMATACA, VENEZUELA: AM. INST. MIN. METALLURGY TRANS., V. 115, P. 307-340.RODRIGUEZ M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.LEIDING VALDEZ, BENJAMIN, 1955, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS, P. 209-223.CIMRI