Mine detail: Cristina-Bizkaitarra

Previously called 'Bizaitarra'

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Location: Bolivar, Venezuela, South America
Lat / long: 6.21209, -61.38215
dep_id: 10060422
mrds_id: TC20080
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
gangue: Dolomite, Hematite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: VEIN
model: 273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
alteration: Wall Rock Alteration Consists Of Propylitization, Carbonatization, And Argillization
ore_ctrl: Faults And Shears
Reporter: Page, Norman J., Floyd, Gray
hrock_type: Schist
tectonic: Guayana Shield
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:: ANON., 1994, VENGOLD ACTIVE IN KM 88 PROGRAM: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 38, P. 3.
  • Deposit:: NORTHERN MINERAL, 1993, MT. GRANT NAME CHANGE REFLECTS REGIONAL FOCUS, NORTHERN MINER, JANUARY 18, 1993, P. 6.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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