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Gima

Occurrence in Azuay, Ecuador with commodities Silver, Gold
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  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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096032
MRDS ID TC37679
Record type Site
Current site name Gima

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.84229, -3.11826 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position 30 KM S35E OF CUENCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Azuay(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Azuay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Tarqui
    Rock description Tarqui
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.84229, -3.11826
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Newmont (Tvx Gold )
    First year 1994
    Last year 1994

Comments on development

  • NEWMONT HAD LOCAL SOCIAL PROBLEMS THAT PREVENTED COMPLETION OF THEIR DRILL PROGRAM.

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

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, 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

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES: ECON. GEOL., VOL 67, PP. 458-468.

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW. SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, OCTOBER 1994, P. 33.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1994 Page, Norman J. 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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