| Deposit ID | 10078505 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026855 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uria Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Grupo Uria, Valentines, Includes Apretado, Aurora, Isabel, Las Tunas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -55.22103, -33.18766 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | 260 KM N OFMONTEVIDEO, 10 KM W OF VALENTINES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Florida(province)
Uruguay(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Uruguay | Florida |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Augite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Result | CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 38 |
|---|---|
| Result | SIO2 , 41 |
| Result | S, 0.04 |
| Result | AND P, 0.06 |
| Result | TIO2, 0.06-0.12%. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lavalleja Series | ||||
| Rock description | Lavalleja Series | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -55.22103, -33.18766 |
|---|
| General form | BEDS OF ITABIRITE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-70W |
| Thickness | 4.5M |
| Length | 800M |
| General form | BEDS OF ITABIRITE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-70W |
| Thickness | 5.6M |
| Length | 500M |
| General form | BEDS OF ITABIRITE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-70W |
| Thickness | 2.8M |
| Length | 1000M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Valentines District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Yacimientos Mineros De Valentines S. A. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 17800000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 5200000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 5450000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026855 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380
BOSSI, JORGE, AND UMPIERRE, MIRTA, 1969 , LA PETROLOGIA DEL MINERAL DE HIERRO DE VALENTINES, FLORIDA, URUGUAY (THE PETROLOGY OF THE IRON ORE OF VALENTINES, FLORIDA, URUGUAY): ARGENTINA JORNADAS GEOLOGICAS, 4 TH, MENDOZA 1969 , ACTAS, V. 1 , P. 127 - 147
BOSSI, JORGE, 1969 , RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY (MINERAL RESOURCES OF URUGUAY): MONTEVIDEO, EDIT, NUESTRA TIERRA, 68 P.
CIMRI
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | (1) CERRO APRETADO; (2) CERRO AURORA; (3) CERRO ISABEL. |
| Deposit | ORE OUTCROPS IN A SERIES OF HILLS CONTAINING SEVERAL BEDS, 10 - 50 M THICK, OF SILICEOUS HEMATITE (ITABIRITE) INTERBEDDED WITH FELDSPAR GNEISSES, ALSO WITH MAGNETITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1973 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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