Emboscada Deposit

Occurrence in Paraguay with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062506
MRDS ID TC35991
Record type Site
Current site name Emboscada Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.33782, -25.16023 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 65 KM NW OF ASUNCION. AT EMBOSCADA, 5 KM FROM PUERTO MINAS ON RIO PIRIBE BUY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Paraguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Paraguay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore

Analytical data

Result 85.65% MNO2, 6.94% BASO4, 0.23% SNO2 (RICHEST SAMPLE).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Caacupe Series
    Rock description Caacupe Series
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.33782, -25.16023

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 3.6M
    Overall length 5.49M
    Overall width 4.5M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL KM IN LENGTH. VEINLETS , MASSES 2 TO 10 CM THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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