Apichapa Mine

Past Producer in Paraguay with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105270
MRDS ID TC35958
Record type Site
Current site name Apichapa Mine
Alternate or previous names Lopez Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.19976, -26.18632 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 4 KM NW OF CAAPUCU, 300 M E. OF KILOMETER POST 136 ON QUIINDY-CAAPUCU HIGHWAY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.19976, -26.18632

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1847

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OREBODY WORKED OUT DOWN TO WATER TABLE, SOME MATERIAL ON DUMPS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 75M
    Overall depth 3M
    Overall width 6M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PRODUCTION CONTINUED FROM ABOUT 1854 THROUGH 1870 FURNISHING IRON FOR WAR OF THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE (1865-70). FURNACE WAS AT YBYCUI, 15 KM NE OF CAAPUCU. CAPACITY 1,000-1,100 LBS IRON PER 12 HOUR CHARGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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