| Deposit ID | 10280014 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3310000014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pilzhum |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.99976, -2.58158 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3000 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Ecuador(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Ecuador |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Covellite | Unknown |
| Enargite | Unknown |
| Freibergite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Proustite | Unknown |
| Pyrargyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tennantite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -77.99976, -2.58158 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1795 |
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3310000014 |
MOSQUERA, C., 1970, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS
SER. NAC. DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA, QUITO, ECUADOR, 63 PP.
1975-76 EIMJ INT.DIRECTORY.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 7-15-75 AREA IS SHOWN ON AMER. GEOGRAPH. SOC. MAP S-A-17, PR UNDERGROUND MINE PROD. BETWN. 10000 TO 100000 SHORT TONS IN EMPLOYS 50 WORKERS. BENE. PLANT CAP. 150 MTPD;CUSTOM MILLING,FLOTATION,WASHING+S ING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.