Pichincha
Producer

La Plata

Pichincha, Ecuador
CopperSilverGoldBarium-BariteLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
SecondaryBarium-Barite, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratiform
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Macuchi Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10063755
MRDS IDTC37708
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-0.35978, -78.94701
References
GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES: ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67, P. 458-468.INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIO.MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.GOOSSENS, P.J., FOZZARD, P.M., AND MOSQUERA, C.C., 1969, MINERAL INDEX MAP REPUBLIC OF EQUADOR: NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERA, MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIAS Y COMERCIO, QUITO, EQUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.PALADINES, P.A., SANMARTIN, D.H., AND SUAREZ, L.H., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO DE LA REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, SCALE 1:1,000,000.MINING JOURNAL, 1982, PROFILE ON ECUADOR, VOL. 298, NO. 7657, P. 367-368.STOLL, W.C., 1962, NOTES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 57(5), P. 799-808.PUIG, C.A., 1984, ECUADOR LOOKING TO MINING INCOME TO SUPPLEMENT OIL REVENUES, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 185, P. 85, 89, 92.WORLD MINING, DEC. 1983, P. 190.CIMRIWORLD MINING (1983).