Mina Arrospide

Past Producer in Lavalleja, Uruguay with commodity 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105213
MRDS ID TC34783
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Arrospide

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.13269, -34.21682 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM FROM MINAS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lavalleja(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Lavalleja

Comments on the location information

  • USED LOCATION OF MINAS FOR MINE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.13269, -34.21682

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1938
Year of last production 1938

Production statistics

  • Year 1938
    Material AU
    Description Ap_Grade: ^ 9.09 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 9g/mt
  • Year 1938
    Material ORE
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2.3 G/Mt Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BOSSI (1978).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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