Unknown Name

Prospect in El Oro, Ecuador with commodities Gold, Feldspar
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 10097380
MRDS ID TC37725
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Name

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.54981, -3.58156 (WGS84)
Relative position 60 KM S52E OF MACHALA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Oro(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador El Oro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Feldspar Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.54981, -3.58156

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEMUTS, I., LOPEZ, G., AND JIMENEZ, F., 1992, GOLD DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ECUADOR, SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 14-16.

  • 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

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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