- SUR De BOLIVAR
![]() Typical manner of working on the veins in the Sur de Bolivar (southern 1/2 of the state of Bolivar.) |
![]() First Stage - Crushing Rock with single jack (small sledge hammer) by hand of mineralized rock found with veinlets of quarts with gold. Gold vein is directly above child's hea, the other side of the same vein is to the right of the man crushing rich gold ore by hand, ideal for mechanization. |
![]() This photo shows how the small miners use very rudimentary hand equipment to recover gold in this region that has been producing more han 300,000 ounces of gold for the past 19 years. |
![]() Haulage of gold ores in the area, normally a 90g/t cut-off is used. |
![]() Panaramic view of the area of miners. Small mill in center of photo. |
![]() Slickensides in the grandiorite vein trace. |
- COLOMBIA
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