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Velasquez River

Occurrence in Chile with commodity Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039034
MRDS ID M046554
Record type Site
Current site name Velasquez River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -71.37349, -37.85001 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -71.37349, -37.85001
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: PERIDOTITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Comau Pennisula

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG, STUTTGART, P. 138

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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