El Bunque

Occurrence in Loja, Ecuador with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063708
MRDS ID TC37614
Record type Site
Current site name El Bunque

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.2298, -3.75462 (WGS84)
Relative position 28 KM NORTH OF LOJA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Loja(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Loja

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.2298, -3.75462

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO, 1972, INVESTIGACION DE MINERALES METALICOS Y NO METALICOS, (FASE II), REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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