Mine detail: Los Frijoles Placers

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Location: Bolivar, Venezuela, South America
Lat / long: 5.19799, -62.71107
dep_id: 10060441
mrds_id: TC20101
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Diamond
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
model: 122: Diamond placer
Reporter: Bolm, Karen S.
hrock_type: Gravel
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.
  • Deposit:: BRICENO, H.O., 1982, APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING TO DIAMOND PLACER EXPLORATION IN A TROPICAL JUNGLE ENVIRONMENT, CARONI RIVER, VENEZUELA: UNPUBLISHED PH.D., COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, GOLDEN, CO, USA, 176 P.
  • Deposit:: BRICENO M., H.O., 1984, GENESIS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES VENEZOLANOS II: PLACERES DIAMANTIFEROS DE SAN SALVADOR DE PAUL: ACTA CIENTIFICA VENEZOLANA, V. 36, P. 154-158.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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