Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSTRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED GOLD HOSTED BY DIVERSE SEDIMENTARY HOST ROCK, VEIN, PLACER
Model64: Skarn Au
Deposit sizeL
Ore controlZONE OF BRECCIA
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1600
Identification
Deposit ID60001247
MRDS IDTC00085
Alternate namesLa Fortuna, Guasimy, Cambanas, Campanillias, Mina Real, Chamico, Canar, Cumay, Nanguipa, Moneda, La Hueca
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-4.06491, -78.78309
References
SALAZAR, EDGAR, 1987, NAMBIJA: COMOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO Y MINERALOGICO HASTA LA PRESENTE: I.N.E. MIN REPORT.GEMUTS, I., LOPEZ, G., AND JIMENEZ, F., 1992, GOLD DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN ECUADOR, SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS NEWSLETTER, NO. 11, OCT. 1992, P. 14-16.INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.MCKELVEY, G.E., 1991, INTEREST SHOWN IN THE NAMBIJA GOLD DEPOSITS ZAMORA PROVINCE, ECUADOR, MINING ENGINEERING, P. 1412-1414.INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO DE MINERIA, 1986, MINING IN ECUADOR 1986, INST. ECUAT. MINER., QUITO, 31P.MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1983, MAPA DEL POTENCIAL AURIFERO ALUVIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 16, JANUARY '94, P. 18.ANON., 1994, RIO AMARILLO REPORTS ON NANBIJA GOLD CONCESSION: LATIN AMERICAN MINING NEWS, JULY 6, 1994, P. 51.ANON., 1994, ZAMORA EXPLORING IN ECUADOR: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 36, P. 20.