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San Bartolome

Occurrence in Azuay, Ecuador with commodities Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Cadmium
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063846
MRDS ID TC37863
Record type Site
Current site name San Bartolome

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -78.83312, -2.99825 (WGS84)
Elevation 2850
Relative position 20 KM S55E 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
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Cadmium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boulangerite Ore
Freibergite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Polybasite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -78.83312, -2.99825
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1500M
    Width 500M

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTERSECTION OF N-S TRENDING ANDEAN FAULT ZONE WITH E-W FAULT ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Armeno Resources, Inc.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE (1) PROVEN.

Comments on development

  • INFERRED RESERVES OVER A VERTICAL EXTENT OF 200 M CONTAIN 23 MT OF LOWER GRADE ORE. ; ECON.COM: MILL CAPACITY IS 100 T/DAY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

    INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.

  • Deposit

    GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67(4), P. 458-568.

  • 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

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1985, NEW SILVER MINE TO BE DEVELOPED IN ECUADOR, VOL. 153(5), P. 352.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO, 1972, INVESTIGACION DE MINERALES METALICOS Y NO METALICOS, (FASE II), REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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