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Research Article| October 01, 1992 Gold Deposits of Southern Ecuador Ilmars Gemuts; Ilmars Gemuts (SEG 1976) 1Consultant, Annapurna Exploration, Denver, CO, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Guillermo Lopez; Guillermo Lopez 2Prominex S.A. Quito, Ecuador Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Franklin Jimenez Franklin Jimenez (SEG 1992) 2Prominex S.A. Quito, Ecuador Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar SEG Discovery (1992) (11): 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5382/SEGnews.1992-11.fea Article history first online: 27 Sep 2021 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Ilmars Gemuts, Guillermo Lopez, Franklin Jimenez; Gold Deposits of Southern Ecuador. SEG Discovery 1992;; (11): 1–16. doi: https://doi.org/10.5382/SEGnews.1992-11.fea Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietySEG Discovery Search Advanced Search Ecuador is a prosperous tropical democratic country, about the size of Nevada (Fig. 1), led by architect Sixto Duran, who was elected President in July 1992. A new mining law was passed in 1991 and, although regulations are pending, foreign investment is welcomed. The gold mining tradition began in 1549 with the Portovelo mine, and many small silver and gold veins and alluvial gold deposits were subsequently exploited. Increasing gold prices spurred development of new precious metal properties in the 1980s, including the now-famous Nambija and the lesser-known Chinapintza, Bella Rica, La Playa, and Atlanta districts (... First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.
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