Rio Playas

Occurrence in Loja, Ecuador with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, 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. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093267
MRDS ID TC38327
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Playas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.80538, -4.07877 (WGS84)
Relative position 93 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
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.80538, -4.07877

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

    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, 1973, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL ECUADOR, SARAGURO (HOJA 39), SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO, 1972, INVESTIGACION DE MINERALES METALICOS Y NO METALICOS, (FASE II), REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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