| Deposit ID | 60001247 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC00085 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Nambija District |
| Alternate or previous names | Guasimy, Cambanas, Campanillias, Mina Real, Chamico, Nanguipa, Canar, Cumay, La Fortuna, Moneda, La Hueca |
| Geographic coordinates: | -78.78309, -4.06491 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN BASIN BETWEEN Q DE FIERRO AND Q. CAMBANA ALONG EAST SIDE OF CORDILLERA DE NANGUIPA. IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE CREST OF THE CORDILLERA DE NANGUIPA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Zamora-Chinchipe(province)
Ecuador(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ecuador | Zamora-Chinchipe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Model code | 64 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18f |
| Deposit model name | Skarn Au |
| Mark3 model number | 82 |
| (1) | -78.78309, -4.06491 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1600 |
| District name | NAMBIJA DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | GOLDFIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA LTD. |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | ECHO BAY |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | RIO AMARILLO MINES LTD. |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | ZAMORA GOLD |
| Year | 1994 |
SALAZAR, EDGAR, 1987, NAMBIJA: COMOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO Y MINERALOGICO HASTA LA PRESENTE: I.N.E. MIN REPORT.
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.
INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.
MCKELVEY, G.E., 1991, INTEREST SHOWN IN THE NAMBIJA GOLD DEPOSITS ZAMORA PROVINCE, ECUADOR, MINING ENGINEERING, P. 1412-1414.
INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO DE MINERIA, 1986, MINING IN ECUADOR 1986, INST. ECUAT. MINER., QUITO, 31P.
MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1983, MAPA DEL POTENCIAL AURIFERO ALUVIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.
LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 16, JANUARY '94, P. 18.
ANON., 1994, RIO AMARILLO REPORTS ON NANBIJA GOLD CONCESSION: LATIN AMERICAN MINING NEWS, JULY 6, 1994, P. 51.
ANON., 1994, ZAMORA EXPLORING IN ECUADOR: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 36, P. 20.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.