| Deposit ID | 10063350 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC37125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ponce Enriquez |
| Alternate or previous names | Guadalupe, Papa Grande-Junction, Mollopongo Zones. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -79.74981, -3.03159 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 34 KM N43E OF MACHALA. NEAR BELLA RICA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Guayas(province)
Ecuador(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ecuador | Guayas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
| (1) | -79.74981, -3.03159 |
|---|
| Name | GUADALUPE VEIN |
|---|---|
| Dip | } |
| Thickness | 52M |
| Length | 1500M |
| Width | 300M |
| Name | PAPA GRANDE-JUNCTION ZONE |
|---|---|
| Dip | } |
| Thickness | 18M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Zappa Resources, Newmont |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Prominex |
| First year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC37125 |
PALADINES, P.A., SANMARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
ROBERTSON, A., 1992, THE MINING JOURNAL ATLAS OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN MINERAL INDUSTRY, MINING JOURNAL BOOKS LTD, LONDON, 161P.
LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 16, JANUARY '94, P. 18.
ANON., 1994, ZAPPA GEARS FOR ENRIQUEZ DRILLING: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 31, P. 3.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE BODY 0: TRENCHING VALUES UP 1.81 G/MT AU. ORE BODY 1: BEDROCK SAMPLES OF 5.29 G/MT OVER 16 M AND 2.8 G/MT OVER 20 M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1993 | Lopez, Tony | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 10-FEB-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.