| Deposit ID | 10111503 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC34808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mahoma |
| Alternate or previous names | Mahoma No. 1 and No. 2 Veins |
| Geographic coordinates: | -56.40633, -34.01656 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 130 KM NW OF MONTEVIDEO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Jose(province)
Uruguay(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Uruguay | San Jose |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 273 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 36a |
| Deposit model name | Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein |
| Mark3 model number | 27 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| Rock unit name | Granito Chacrita |
| Rock description | Granito Chacrita |
| (1) | -56.40633, -34.01656 |
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| Thickness | 3.5M |
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1985 |
| Year of first production | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bond International Gold, Inc. |
| First year | 1985 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera San Jose Sa |
| Year | 1960 |
| First year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Resource Corp., Inc. |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | St. Joe Minerals |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 169000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 284569000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC34808 |
AMERICAN RESOURCE CORPORATION (1992) CORPORATE REPORT, 28 P.
ANON, 1992, URUGUAY: ADVERTISEMENT SUPPLEMENT TO MINING JOURNAL, LONDON: MINING JOURNAL LONDON, V. 319, NO. 8186, 8 P.
ANON., 1993, GOLD PRODUCTION AT MAHOMA MINE IN URUGUAY: THE MINERAL RECORD, FEB. 10, 1993, P. 43.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN NO. 1: 100 M X 0.5 M; VEIN NO. 2: 1500 M X 1.0 M. ABOVE THICKNESS IS RANGE FOR VEIN NO. 1. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.