Ecuaba

Producer in El Oro, Ecuador with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063728
MRDS ID TC37655
Record type Site
Current site name Ecuaba
Alternate or previous names E-Cuaba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -79.84982, -3.5649 (WGS84)
Relative position 40 KM S43E OF MACHALA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

El Oro(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador El Oro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Covellite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Celica Formation
    Rock description Celica Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -79.84982, -3.5649

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EARLY WORK INDICATES 156,315 MT GRADING 1.3% CU, 1.12 TR OZ/MT AU, AND 2.05 TR OZ/AG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PALADINES, P.A., SANMARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIO.

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

    PUIG, C.A., 1984, ECUADOR LOOKING TO MINING INCOME TO SUPPLEMENT OIL REVENUES, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 185, P. 85,89,92.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    PUIG (1984).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1993 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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