Mine detail: Mina A

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Location: Bolivar, Venezuela, South America
Lat / long: 7.41037, -61.81327
dep_id: 10060284
mrds_id: TC10297
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Clay, Quartz
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Local Argillization
Reporter: Page, Norman J., Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.)
hrock_unit: Yuruari Formation
hrock_type: Metavolcanic Rock
Structure: Laguna Dike
tectonic: Greenstone Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: GOMEZ, M,A., 1986, VETAS DE CUARZO AURIFERO EN LAS FORMACIONES YURUARI Y EL CALLAO EN LO INCREIBLE, EL CALLAO, EDO BOLIVAR, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, 67 P.
  • Deposit:: MARSH, SHERMAN, PIERCE, H.A., SANCHEZ, HENRY, AND PAGE, N.J, (1992), THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF SIX GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ-CARBONATE TOURMALINE AREAS, ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN [IN PRESS}.
  • Deposit:: LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONF. GEOL. INTER-GUAYANAS, PUBL. ESP. 6, P. 558-587.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: MARSH, ET AL, 1989
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