Toachi

Occurrence in Pichincha, Ecuador with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, 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. 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 10086722
MRDS ID TC37176
Record type Site
Current site name Toachi
Alternate or previous names Rio Toachi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.99979, -0.342 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Relative position 59 KM S72W OF QUITO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pichincha(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Pichincha

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 184
USGS model code 28a
Deposit model name Massive sulfide, kuroko
Mark3 model number 93

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.99979, -0.342

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 335,000 TONS WITH 4.8% CU, 4.4%ZN, 3.87 G/T AU AND 43.37 G/T AG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PALADINES, P.A., SANMARTIN, 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

    INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO DE MINERIA, 1986, MINING IN ECUADOR, 1986, INST. ECUAT. MINER., QUITO, 31P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    INST. ECUAT. MINER. (1984).

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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