Mine detail: Carmen De Cocuaima

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Location: Yaracuy, Venezuela, South America
Lat / long: 10.46272, -69.9079
dep_id: 10105120
mrds_id: TC20142
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Antimony
Trace mineral: Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
orebody_fm: VEINS, LENSES
alteration: Hydrothermal Solutions Caused Siliceous, Calcitic And Pyritic Alteration
Reporter: Bolm, Karen S.
hrock_unit: Nirgua
hrock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock,Quartzite,Marble,Schist,Amphibolite
Structure: The Regional Strike Of The Foliation Is N40e And The Dip Is To The North. The Faults And Shear Zones Are Oriented N25-35e, N5e, N60e, And N30-40w. The Deposit Is In The Southern Portion Of The Bocono Fault Zone Of The Yaracuy Graben.
yr_lst_prd: 1969
References:
  • Deposit:: RODRIGUEZ, M., S.E., 1986, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, V. 15, NO. 27, 228 P.
  • Deposit:: INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 1986, GEOGRAFIA ECONOMICA, AREA DE RECURSOS MINERALES: LA PAZ, INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL DE INTEGRACION, 716 P.
  • Deposit:: BELLIZZIA G., A., PIMENTEL DE BELLIZZIA, N., AND RODRIGUEZ, S., 1981, RECURSOS MINERALES DE VENEZUELA Y SU RELACION A LA METALOGENESIS: MINISTERIO DE ENERGIA Y MINAS BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 8, P. 6-77.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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