| Deposit ID | 10061817 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34782 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mina Zapucay |
| Geographic coordinates: | -55.33078, -31.71432 (WGS84) |
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| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 25 KM SE OF MINAS DE CORRALES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rivera(province)
Uruguay(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Uruguay | Rivera |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
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| (1) | -55.33078, -31.71432 |
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| Thickness | 1M |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1916 |
| Year | 1899 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1890-1899 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^12.5 G/Mt Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1913 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1912-1913 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^7.3 G/Mt Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1915-1916 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | AU | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3.5 G/Mt Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34782 |
BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P
CIMRI
BOSSI (1978).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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