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Iron Deposit South of Caapucu.

Past Producer in Paraguay with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062481
MRDS ID TC35957
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Deposit South of Caapucu.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.14198, -26.25521 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 6 KM SE OF CAAPUCU, 800 M W. OF KILOMETER POST 148 ON CAAPUCU-VILLA FLORIDA HIGHWAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.14198, -26.25521
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1847

Comments on the production information

  • MINED TO FURNISH IRON TO WAR OF TRIPLE ALLIANCE (1865-70). ORE WAS RICH AND SHARPLY DEMARKED FROM WALLROCK.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 40M
    Overall depth 8M
    Overall width 6M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NEAR CONTACT OF QUARTZ PORPHYRY AND COARSE GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 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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