San Gregorio Mine (Arenal Mine; Minas de Corrales; Corrales Mine), Rivera Department, Uruguayi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| San Gregorio Mine (Arenal Mine; Minas de Corrales; Corrales Mine) | Mine |
| Rivera Department | Department |
| Uruguay | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 35' 21'' South , 55° 30' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Minas de Corrales | 3,509 (2018) | 3.3km |
| Tacuarembó | 51,854 (2017) | 47.7km |
| Tranqueras | 7,474 (2018) | 49.3km |
Owned/operated by:
Gold mine.
"The project is situated approximately 450 kilometres north of Montevideo and surrounds Uruguay’s only operating gold mine. The Corporation controls over 90% of the numerous old workings in this historic gold field. The western end of this complex is characterized by widespread gold mineralization, and hosts the largest resource yet discovered in Uruguay (San Gregorio; Crystallex International) which contains in excess of 750,000 ounces." [Uruguay Goldfields Inc. 2001 Annual Report]
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Miller and Singewald (1919): Mineral deposits of South America. New York and London, p. 519 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Reference: Brent Thorne specimen |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Miller and Singewald (1919): Mineral deposits of South America. New York and London, p. 519 |
| ⓘ Silver ? Formula: Ag Description: Silver may only indicate silver in ore, not native metal. Reference: Miller and Singewald (1919): Mineral deposits of South America. New York and London, p. 519 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Silver ? | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Uruguay Goldfields Inc. 2001 Annual Report.
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minas_de_Corrales |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q1020376 |
External Links
https://doc.morningstar.com/Document/182d1bac664e6de1.msdoc/original?clientid=globaldocuments&key=52dbc583e1012395 [Uruguay Goldfields Inc. 2001 Annual Report]
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San Gregorio Mine, Rivera Department, Uruguay