Unnamed Gypsum Quarry

Producer in Rio Negro, Uruguay with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107068
MRDS ID TC34844
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Gypsum Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.88083, -32.73907 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rio Negro(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Rio Negro

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF TRES BOCAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.88083, -32.73907

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Iner Sa
    First year 1990

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE PRODUCTION IN 1980.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERIA Y GEOLOGIA, 1987, CARTA DE LAS MATERIAS PRIMAS MINERALES NO METALICAS DEL URUGUAY: MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA Y ENERGIA, SCALE 1:1,000,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-92 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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