Mine detail: Potosi

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 7.25982, -61.8691

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Gold, Pyrite
Gangue: Ankerite, Chlorite, Quartz, Sericite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Metavolcanic Rock
Tectonic:Guayana Shield/ Greenstone Belt

References

MRDSTC20019
DEP10060385
Reference{Deposit:: SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT, 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZE SHEET.}{Deposit:: COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P.}{Deposit:: LOPEZ, V.M., 1981, EL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS, DIRECCION DE MINAS, 116 P.}{Deposit:: 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, N. 27, 228 P.}{Deposit:: NEWHOUSE, W.H., AND ZULOAGA, G., 1929, GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE GUAYANA HIGHLANDS, VENEZUELA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 24, P. 797-810.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: RODRIGUEZ M., 1986, P. 178.}
ReporterBolm, Karen S., Page, Norman J.