Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite
GangueTourmaline
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock · El Callao
AlterationTourmalization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10067014
MRDS IDTC50047
Alternate namesChoco 6
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.24288, -61.98244
References
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA, IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORIAL SUCRE, P. 558-587.VASQUEZ, J.C., 1989, EL MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS Y LA EXPLORACION AURIFERA, IN PRIMER SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, GRAFICAS LOS PALOS GRANDES C.A., P. 300-324.KILBURN, JOAN, 1994, EL COLLAO REGION ATTRACTS INTEREST: THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPT 26, 1994, P. C1-C2.ANON., 1994, DRILL EXPANDS CHOCO 6 TONNAGE: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 36, P. 19.ANON., 1995, GOLD VESSEL CUTS HIGH GRADE: THE NORTHERN MINER, APRIL 17, 1995, V. 81, NO. 7, P. 15.CIMRILOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974.