Del Puerto Deposit

Past Producer in Paraguay with commodities Iron, 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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062482
MRDS ID TC35959
Record type Site
Current site name Del Puerto Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.18003, -26.19937 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 3 KM NW OF CAAPUCU, 500 M W. OF KILOMETER POST 138 ON QUIINDY-CAAPUCU HIGHWAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue

Analytical data

Result COUNTRY ROCK: 0.1% BA, 0.2% ZN

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.18003, -26.19937

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 SHAFTS 50 M APART, 4 M OR MORE DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURE FILLING, WALLROCK REPLACEMENT, QUARTZ-OPAL BOXWORK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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