Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLATERITE
Model111: Bauxite, laterite type
Deposit sizeS
Geology
StructureSANTA MARIA-GURI FAULT WITH STRIKE OF E-W TO N 70 E AND DIP OF 60-75 S-SE
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID60001326
MRDS IDTC20015
Alternate namesEl Chorro, La Mesa De La Carata, El Baul, Los Guamos, Cerro No. 11
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates8.11396, -62.26359
References
SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.CANDIALES, L.J., 1961, DESCUBRIMIENTO Y EXPLORACION DE BAUXITA EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, III CONGRESO GEOLOGICO VENEZOLANO, V. 4, P. 1661-1680.BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTAL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.