El Erivan

Occurrence in Azuay, Ecuador with commodity Silver
Sections on this page
  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 10063760
MRDS ID TC37723
Record type Site
Current site name El Erivan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.84979, -3.04826 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 KM SE OF CUENCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Azuay(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Azuay

Comments on the location information

  • SURROUNDS THE SAN BARTOLOME AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Tarqui Formation
    Rock description Tarqui Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.84979, -3.04826

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Armeno Resources, Inc.

Comments on development

  • WORK BEING DONE HERE TO EXTEND SAN BARTOLOME WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1985, NEW SILVER MINE TO BE DEVELOPED IN ECUADOR, 153 (5), P. 352.

  • 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.