Los Linderos

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063762
MRDS ID TC37729
Record type Site
Current site name Los Linderos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.9276, -4.34376 (WGS84)
Relative position 120 KM SOUTH OF MACHALA.

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
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Macara Pluton
    Rock description Macara Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.9276, -4.34376

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., SAN MARTIN, 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, 1974, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL ECUADOR, MACARA (HOJA 40), SCALE 1:100,000.

  • 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.