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El Iman

Occurrence in Rivera, Uruguay with commodities Iron, Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078507
MRDS ID W026857
Record type Site
Current site name El Iman

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.49911, -31.74738 (WGS84)
Relative position PAPAGAYO, A FEW HUNDRED METRES NE OF; MINAS DE CORRALES, ABOUT 20 KM SW OF TOWN OF.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rivera(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Rivera

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 30 - 46
Result AND SIO2 , 24 - 41
Result WITH MN, 7 - 26 , AS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.49911, -31.74738
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1300000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 30 wt-pct Iron Trace 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • *MAY BE IMPORTANT AS A MANGANESE DEPOSIT, 7 - 26 % MN CONTENT
  • MAY BE IMPORTANT AS A MANGANESE DEPOSIT, 7 - 26 % MN CONTENT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380

  • Reserve-Resource

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Cooper, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1977 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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