Napo-Pastaza-Aguarico Gold District

Producer in Napo, Ecuador with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10063853
MRDS ID TC37875
Record type Site
Current site name Napo-Pastaza-Aguarico Gold District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -76.88303, -1.71496 (WGS84)
Relative position No latitude-longitude reported. Given lat-lon is for centroid of second order political subdivision boundary.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Napo(province)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ecuador Napo
Ecuador Pastaza

Comments on the location information

  • INCLUDES PARTS OF THE STATES OF NAPO AND PASTAZA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -76.88303, -1.71496

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. EMBASSY QUITO, 1987, GOLD MINING IN ECUADOR, UNPUBLISHED PAPER.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-93 Lopez, Tony U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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