Mine detail: Nambija District

Previously called 'ChamicoMina RealCampanilliasCambanasGuasimyLa HuecaMonedaLa FortunaNanguipaCanarCumay'

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Location

Lat / long: -4.06491, -78.78309

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Discovery year: 1600

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: STRUCTURALLY CONTROLLED GOLD HOSTED BY DIVERSE SEDIMENTARY HOST ROCK, VEIN, PLACER
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer

Geology

References

MRDSTC00085
DEP60001247
Reference{Deposit:: SALAZAR, EDGAR, 1987, NAMBIJA: COMOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO Y MINERALOGICO HASTA LA PRESENTE: I.N.E. MIN REPORT.}{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: INEMIN INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO MINERALIA, 1987, MAPA CATASTRAL MINERO ECUATORIANO.}{Deposit:: MCKELVEY, G.E., 1991, INTEREST SHOWN IN THE NAMBIJA GOLD DEPOSITS ZAMORA PROVINCE, ECUADOR, MINING ENGINEERING, P. 1412-1414.}{Deposit:: INSTITUTO ECUATORIANO DE MINERIA, 1986, MINING IN ECUADOR 1986, INST. ECUAT. MINER., QUITO, 31P.}{Deposit:: MINISTERIO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y ENERGETICOS, 1983, MAPA DEL POTENCIAL AURIFERO ALUVIAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE ECUADOR, SCALE 1:1,000,000.}{Deposit:: LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 16, JANUARY*4, P. 18.}{Deposit:: ANON., 1994, RIO AMARILLO REPORTS ON NANBIJA GOLD CONCESSION: LATIN AMERICAN MINING NEWS, JULY 6, 1994, P. 51.}{Deposit:: ANON., 1994, ZAMORA EXPLORING IN ECUADOR: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 80, NO. 36, P. 20.}