Mina Apolonia

Past Producer in Maldonado, Uruguay with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10061824
MRDS ID TC34790
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Apolonia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -55.16907, -34.71739 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM NORTH 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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -55.16907, -34.71739

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N30W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 15M
    Length 45M
    Width 37M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • 200 M ADIT WITH 4 SHAFTS, STOPES.

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).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WIDTH IS DEPTH.

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.