Mine detail: El Palmar

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Location

Lat / long: 8.19727, -61.91855

Resource(B)

Primary: Manganese, Iron, Aluminum
Secondary: Silica, Ferrosilicon
Tertiary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Ore: Goethite, Iron, Lithiophorite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
Gangue: Kaolin
Orebody form: VEINS, LENSES, CRUSTS IN LATERITE

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Imataca Complex
Host type:Gneiss

References

MRDSTC20011
DEP10060380
Reference{Deposit:: CORREO DEL CARONI, 1988, BAUXITA DE EL PALMAR ROBUSTECERA NUESTRO PROGRAMA DEL ALUMINIO: SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1988, P. A-3.}{Deposit:: SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P.}{Deposit:: DROVENIK, F., KRULC, Z., TAJDER, M., AND TALIC, S., 1967, MENAS MANGANESIFERAS DE LA REGION DE UPATA: VENEZUELA, DIRECCION DE GEOLOGIA, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 8, NO. 17, P. 3-163.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterBolm, Karen S.