Sigsig

Occurrence in Azuay, Ecuador with commodities Copper, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Gold, Zinc, Manganese
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063814
MRDS ID TC37808
Record type Site
Current site name Sigsig

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.66646, -3.02576 (WGS84)
Relative position 37 KM S66E OF CUENCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Azuay(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Azuay

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.66646, -3.02576

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chinchipe Zamora Upano Gold District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES: ECON. GEOL. VOL. 67(4), P. 458-468.

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1983, MAPA DEL POTENCIAL AURIFERO ALUVIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

  • 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

    SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, 1970, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS, BOLETIN NO. 2, DIRECCION GENERAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINAS.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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