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Fierro Urco

Prospect in Loja, Ecuador with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic, Antimony, Molybdenum
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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. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063735
MRDS ID TC37671
Record type Site
Current site name Fierro Urco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.33869, -3.68712 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 13 KM SW 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
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Saraguro Group; Chinchillo Formation
    Rock description Saraguro Group; Chinchillo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.33869, -3.68712
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Newmont
    Last year 1994

Comments on development

  • GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY OF MAIN TARGET YIELDED 200-400 PPM CU, 4-32 PPM AG, 1300-3200 PPM SB, AND 80-200 PPM MO. 1994 NEWMONT CONCLUDED A MAJOR EVALUATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 15.

  • 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

    GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, 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

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1975, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL ECUADOR, LOJA (HOJA 56), SCALE 1:100,000.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1944, EXPLORATION REVIEW. SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 19, P. 33.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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