Vulcano

Occurrence in Maldonado, Uruguay with commodity Copper

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10061822
MRDS ID	TC34788
Record type	Site
Current site name	Vulcano

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-55.2838, -34.6285 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 16 KM NNW OF PAN DE AZUCAR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maldonado(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Uruguay	Maldonado

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Malachite	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-55.2838, -34.6285	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC34788

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	SHORT LENGTH, MINERALIZATION WEAK.

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.