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Moctezuma/Trinidad

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057506
MRDS ID TC03068
Record type Site
Current site name Moctezuma/Trinidad

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.73118, -21.00424 (WGS84)
Elevation 4550

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 21-00-18S AND 068-44-48W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Braunite Ore
Gold Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 250 G/T AG
Result 9% MN
Result 2% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.73118, -21.00424
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0; N80W
    Dip 90; 35N
    Length 400M
    Width 2M
  • Strike 0; N80W
    Dip 90; 35N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Collahuasi, Quebrada Blanca

Comments on the workings information

  • 5 SHAFTS, 2 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980, INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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