Mina La Oriental

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061823
MRDS ID TC34789
Record type Site
Current site name Mina La Oriental

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.27519, -34.636 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 13 KM NNW OF PAN DE AZUCAR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maldonado(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Maldonado

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF ROUTE 60 NEAR KM 23.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.35-2.70% CU, 1.1% ZN
Result ANALYSES AVERAGE 1.04% CU INCLUDING SAMPLES FROM SURFACE TO 30 M DEPTH.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.27519, -34.636

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike NE
    Dip NW
    Length 400M
    Width 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT.

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

  • Production

    BOSSI (1978).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCCURS IN A SEQUENCE OF LIMESTONES, PHYLLITES, AND QUARTZITES.

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.