Cerro San Carlos

Prospect in Colonia, Uruguay with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062228
MRDS ID TC35548
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro San Carlos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.74915, -33.99739 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Colonia(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Colonia

Comments on the location information

  • N OF COLONIA DEL SACAMENTO, W OF MAHOMA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.74915, -33.99739

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Total resources 113000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.4 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1992, URUGUAY: ADVERTISEMENT SUPPLEMENT TO MINING JOURNAL LONDON: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON V. 319, NO. 8186, 8 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MIN. JOUR., (1992).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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