Chimborazo

Prospect in Chile with commodities Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057540
MRDS ID TC03113
Record type Site
Current site name Chimborazo
Alternate or previous names Alcalda Poblete

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.14118, -24.14751 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • 10 KM NW OF LA ESCONDIDA DEPOSIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic (400m Diameter), Argillic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.14118, -24.14751

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chimborazo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cyprus

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

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    RACZYNSKI, A., 1966, ARCHIVE SERNAGEOMIN #3411.

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1993, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, OCTOBER '93, P. 15.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COVERS AREA OF 1.5 SQ KM. >1,000,000T CU (?). SILICA-GOLD CAP CROPS OUT AND IS OVER COPPER ORE BODY HIDDEN BENEATH GRAVEL COVER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1989 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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