Mine detail: Mina La Oriental

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Location: Maldonado, Uruguay, South America
Lat / long: -34.636, -55.27519
dep_id: 10061823
mrds_id: TC34789
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
gangue: Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LENS
conc_proc: Surface Weathered, Oxidized
Reporter: Page, Norman J.
hrock_type: Phyllite
References:
  • Deposit:: BOSSI, JORGE, 1978, RECURSOS MINERALES DEL URUGUAY: ED. DANIEL ALJANATI, IMPRESORA REX S.A., MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY, 348 P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: BOSSI (1978).
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