Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlE-W Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueKaolin, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Andesite
StructureThe Laguna Dike
Tectonic settingGreenstone Belt
AlterationAlbitization, Kaolinization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1898
Identification
Deposit ID10107032
MRDS IDTC20130
Alternate namesLaguna, Laguna Este, And Laguna Superficie Veins
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates7.31898, -61.83549
References
LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA, IN MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, CIUDAD GUAYANA, VENEZUELA, MAYO 7-14, 1972: CARACAS, EDITORAL SUCRE, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL 6, P. 558-587.LOPEZ, V.M., 1981, EL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION DE 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.KILBURN, JOAN, 1994, EL COLLAO REGION ATTRACTS INTEREST: THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPT 26, 1994, P. C1-C2.CIMRILOCHER, 1974, P. 565; RODRIGUEZ M., 1986.