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San Rafael

VE / Bolivar
6.86262, -61.59243View on MapOpen in Google Maps
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About this location

San Rafael is a historic mining site in Bolivar, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Gold; logged ore minerals are Gold.

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Found Here

Gold

Geology and deposit

Tectonic setting
Guayana Shield
Deposit model
119: Placer Au-PGE
Ore minerals
Gold

Mining history

Status
Past Producer

Records and references

Cited references

COMMISSION FOR THE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE WORLD, 1983, METALLOGENIC MAP OF SOUTH AMERICA, 1:5,000,000, EXPLANATORY TEXT: CARACAS, 88 P. BENAIM, NESIN, 1974, GEOLOGIA DE LA REGION EL DORADO-ANACOCO-BOTANAMO, ESTADO BOLIVAR: MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL, NO. 6, NOVENA CONFERENCIA INTER-GUAYANAS, P. 198-206, INCLUDES MAP. LOCHER, EUGENIO, 1974, ORO EN VENEZUELA: MEMORIA DE LA NOVENA CONFERENCIA GEOLOGICA INTER-GUAYANAS, MINISTERIO DE MINAS E HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN DE GEOLOGIA, PUBLICACION ESPECIAL NO. 6, P. 558-587. CIMRI

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10105121view the source record

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Coordinates: 6.86262, -61.59243

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