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Cerro Iman

Occurrence in Rivera, Uruguay with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061826
MRDS ID TC34794
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Iman

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.30494, -31.61432 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rivera(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Rivera

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Hollandite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 110 SAMPLES, 2-4% MN
Result 69 SAMPLES, 4-6% MN
Result 30 SAMPLES, 6-8% MN.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.30494, -31.61432
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70-80E
    Dip 80-90S

Comments on the geologic information

  • APPEARS TO BE IRON-BEARING QUARTZITE WITH AMPHIBOLITE, PYROXENITE ROCKS ON BOTH CONTACTS IN GRANITE GNEISS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1959
    Total resources 540000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 4.2 wt-pct Manganese Major 1959

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESOURCE ESTIMATE OF ALVARADO IN BOSSI (1978), OTHER ESTIMATES UP TO 2 MILLION MT.

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

  • Reserve-Resource

    BOSSI (1978).

Reporter information

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

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

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