Hito

Occurrence in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063745
MRDS ID TC37690
Record type Site
Current site name Hito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.54978, -4.16488 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM SOUTH OF CHINAPINTZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Zamora-Chinchipe(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Zamora-Chinchipe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.54978, -4.16488

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • UP TO 1.8% CU, 0.1-0.5% AVERAGE CU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 14

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    SEG (1992).

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.