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Esmeraldas-Santiago Gold District

Producer in Esmeraldas, Ecuador with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063856
MRDS ID TC37879
Record type Site
Current site name Esmeraldas-Santiago Gold District

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -79.21836, 0.71164 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Esmeraldas(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Esmeraldas
Ecuador Carchi

Comments on the location information

  • THE DISTRICT IS EAST OF ESMERALDES, CARCHI, AND IMBABURA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -79.21836, 0.71164
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • THE YIELD FROM A SITE ON THE CAMUMBI RIVER IS 4.2 G OF AU PER CU M. NUGGETS 2 CM IN DIAMETER CAN BE FOUND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. EMBASSY QUITO, 1987, GOLD MINING IN ECUADOR, UNPUBLISHED PAPER.

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1983, MAPA DEL POTENCIAL AURIFERO ALUVIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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