Cotopaxi
Producer

Macuchi

Cotopaxi, Ecuador
CopperLeadZincGoldSilverBarium-BariteIron
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryGold, Silver, Barium-Barite
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Macuchi Formation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10063769
MRDS IDTC37740
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-0.89836, -79.03313
References
GOOSSENS, P.J., 1972, METALLOGENY IN ECUADORIAN ANDES, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 67, P. 458-468.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., SAN MARTIN, 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.STOLL, W.C., 1962, NOTES ON THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF ECUADOR, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 57(5), P. 799-808.CIMRISTOLL (1962).