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Pilzhum

Occurrence in Canar, Ecuador with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite, Bismuth
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063790
MRDS ID TC37776
Record type Site
Current site name Pilzhum

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.77201, -2.6405 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 10 KM NE OF AZOGUES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Canar(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Canar

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Barium-Barite Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Enargite Ore
Freibergite Ore
Galena Ore
Proustite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Tarqui Formation
    Rock description Tarqui Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.77201, -2.6405
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N-S And E-W Faults.

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS UP TO 10 M WIDE AND 150-500 M LONG.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1800

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SOME SAMPLE ANALYSIS SHOWED 1,500 G/T AG; 303 G/T AU; 2% CU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 64, P. 458-468.

  • Deposit

    PALADINES, P.A., SAN MARTIN, 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

    GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GEMUTS, I., LOPEZ, G., AND JIMENEZ, F., 1992, GOLD DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ECUADOR, SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 14-16.

  • Deposit

    STOLL, W.C., 1962, NOTES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 57 (5), P. 799-808.

  • Deposit

    DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS, 1975, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL ECUADOR, CANAR (HOJA 72), SCALE 1:100,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MAPA GEOLOGICO-HOJA 72 (1975).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOOSSENS PLOTS THIS SITE ABOUT 10 KM TO THE SOUTH OF THAT LISTED HERE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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