Minas-Cue

Past Producer in Paraguay with commodity Sulfur

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Workings at the site
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10062493
MRDS ID	TC35974
Record type	Site
Current site name	Minas-Cue
Alternate or previous names	Lopez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-56.82476, -25.47438 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	5 KM SW OF ITACURUBI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Comments on the location information

NEAR ARROYO YHAGUY.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Sulfur	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Marcasite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Host

Rock type

Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Rock unit name

Itacurubi Series

Rock description

Itacurubi Series

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Early Devonian
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Early Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-56.82476, -25.47438	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No

Comments on the production information

FURNISHED ALL SULFUR FOR GUNPOWDER FOR WAR OF TRIPLE ALLIANCE (1865-1870). USING ABOUT 1000 WORKERS WITH MATERIAL ROASTED IN BRICK FURNACE.

Workings at the site

Type of workings Surface

Overall depth 3M

Overall length 137.16M

Overall width 15M

Type of workings	Surface
Overall depth	3M
Overall length	137.16M
Overall width	15M

Comments on the workings information

OEN CUT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC35974

Bibliographic references

Deposit

ECKEL, E.B., 1959, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PARAGUAY - A RECONNAISSANCE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 327, 109 P
Other Database

CIMRI
Production

ECKEL (1959)

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	CONCRETIONS OF MARCASITE AND SIDERITE SCATTERED IN SHALE; CONCRETIONS UP TO 7 CM IN GREATEST DIMENSION WITH ABOUT 1 KG OF MARCASITE PER CUBIC METER.

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.