Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1954
Discovery year1947
Identification
Deposit ID10206212
Alternate namesAltimira
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates7.4679, -63.23271
References
MINING MAGAZINE. IRON MINING IN VENEZUELA. JULY, 1981,PP. 18-25.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. VENEZUELA: A BOOMING SCENE.NOV. 1977, PP. 63-69.ARGALL, G. O., JR. FERROMINERA ORINOCO MAXIMIZES IRON MINESTO MEET NEW ORE DEMANDS. WORLD MINING. MARCH 1977,PP. 51-54.MINING MAGAZINE. CVG: USING VENEZUELAN NATURAL RESOURCES.JULY 1981, PP. 34-37.MINISTRY OF MINES, CARACAS, VENEZUELA. MONTHLY BULLETIN.V. 9, NO. 5, MAY 1976, PP. 16-24.UNITED NATIONS. SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES. 1970.RUCKNICK, J. C. THE IRON ORES OF CERRO BOLIVAR. ECON. GEOL.V. 58, JUNE 25, 1975, PP. 218-236.