Mina Chape

Past Producer in Maldonado, Uruguay with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061820
MRDS ID TC34786
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Chape

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.12714, -34.43239 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position EAST OF ROUTE 12, 17 KM SE OF MINAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maldonado(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Maldonado

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.12714, -34.43239

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.6M
    Length 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 65 M OF TRENCHES, 542 M OF ADITS, 98 M OF SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.