Mine detail: Bochinche

Previously called 'Zona SurumaBochinchitoFrancisquito La Esperanza'

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Location: Bolivar, Venezuela, South America
Lat / long: 7.54925, -60.78464
dep_id: 10060387
mrds_id: TC20021
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
ore: Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz, Tourmaline
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Silicification, Sericitization
ore_ctrl: Ne Trending, Steeply Dipping Structures
Reporter: Bolm, Karen S., Page, Norman J. (Orris, Greta J.)
hrock_unit: Yuruari Formation;Pastora Supergroup
hrock_type: Schist,Siltstone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
arock_unit: Supamo Complex
arock_type: Diorite,Granite
tectonic: Greenstone Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P., 1 OVER-SIZED SHEET.
  • Deposit:: UNPUBLISHED REPORTS BY TECMIN/CVG (1986); SALAZAR (1987); FRANCO AND OTHERS (1989).
  • Deposit:: LIRA, PEDRO, ORAL COMMUNICATION.
  • 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:: TECMIN EXPLORED 1984-1990
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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