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Mina Narancio

Producer in Colonia, Uruguay with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061869
MRDS ID TC34849
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Narancio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.95332, -34.15379 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 33 KM NNW OF COLONIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colonia(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Colonia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Tremolite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.95332, -34.15379
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Strike N60-70E
    Dip 90
    Thickness 5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1928

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF MT OF 92% TALC; ALSO PRODUCES IMPURE TALC WITH TREMOLITE AND DOLOMITE FOR CERAMICS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOME THOUSAND OF MT OF RESERVES.

Comments on the workings information

  • TO DEPTH OF 80 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1987, CARTA DE LAS MATERIAS PRIMAS MINERALES NO METALICAS DEL URUGUAY: MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA Y ENERGIA, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BOSSI (1978).

Reporter information

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