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Vichadero

Occurrence in Rivera, Uruguay with commodities Manganese, Iron
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  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096485
MRDS ID W026859
Record type Site
Current site name Vichadero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -54.72048, -31.71654 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position NW OF VICHADERO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Rivera(province)

Uruguay(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Uruguay Rivera

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Goethite Ore
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 35 - 47
Result AND SIO2 , 26 - 38
Result WITH MN, 0 - 6 , AS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT. 89 SAMPLES, 0-2% MN: 35 SAMPLES, 2-4% MN: 21 SAMPLES, 4-6% MN: 15 SAMPLES, 6-8% MN.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -54.72048, -31.71654
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 1000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 2.5 wt-pct Manganese Major 1970
    Iron Fe 35 wt-pct Iron Minor 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (2) RESOURCE ESTIMATE OF ALVARADO REPORTED IN BOSSI (1978).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970. (1) BOSSI (1978). (2)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EROSION REMNANTS OR ROOF PENDANTS.
Deposit ORE IS A MIXTURE OF HEMATITE AND MAGNETITE INTERSECTED BY PATCHES AND STRINGERS OF QUARTZ AND MN OXIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Cooper, Margaret U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1977 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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