Mine detail: Las Cristinas

Previously called 'Km 88: Conductora and Cuatro Muertos ZonesAchilles-Cordova Zone'

Location:	Bolivar, Venezuela, South America
Lat / long:	6.2457, -61.54659
dep_id:	10060423
mrds_id:	TC20079
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Gold
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite
gangue:	Clay, Dolomite, Hematite, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
orebody_fm:	VEIN
alteration:	Wall Rock Alteration Consists Of Propylitization, Carbonatization, And Argillization
ore_ctrl:	Faults And Shears
Reporter:	Bolm, Karen S., Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.), Gray, Floyd, Page, Norman J.
hrock_type:	Schist
arock_unit:	Supamo Complex
arock_type:	Plutonic Rock,Granite
Structure:	Shear Zone >125 Km Trending Ne-Sw.
tectonic:	Guayana Shield
References:	Deposit:: VASQUEZ, J.C., 1989, EL MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS Y LA EXPLORACION AURIFERA, IN PRIMER SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DEL ORO EN VENEZUELA: CARACAS, GRAFICAS LOS PALOS GRANDES C.A., P. 300-324. Deposit:: SIDDER, G.B., 1990, MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE GUIANA SHIELD, VENEZUELA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-16, 28 P. Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL GOLD MINING NEWSLETTER, 1993, THE KILOMETER 88 GOLD RUSH, P. 35. Deposit:: DAWSON, STEVEN, 1994, EXPLORATION AND STUDIES CONTINUE AT LAS CRISTINAS: THE NORTHERN MINER, SEPT. 26, 1994, P. C1, C8. Deposit:: ANON., 1994, LAS CRISTINAS GOLD RESERVES ON THE RISE: THE NORTHERN MINER, V.80, NO. 31, P.1. Deposit:: ANON., 1993, PLACER DOME REPORTS ON VENEZUELAN EXPLORATIONS: SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, SEPTEMBER 25, 1993, P. 15. Deposit:: LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 16, JANUARY*4, P. 18-19. Deposit:: ANON., 1995, NEW FIND DELAYS LAS CRISTINAS: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 10, P. 1-2. Other Database:: CIMRI