La Estacada

Prospect in Ecuador with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279498
MAS/MILS ID 3310000032
Record type Site
Current site name La Estacada
Alternate or previous names Pascuales

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -79.0831, -2.08161 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ecuador(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ecuador

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -79.0831, -2.08161

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOSQUERA, C., 1970, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS

  • Deposit

    SER. NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, QUITO, ECUADOR, 63 PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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