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Sajasa

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Gold
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  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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057594
MRDS ID TC03193
Record type Site
Current site name Sajasa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.91119, -21.88588 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Sericitic

Analytical data

Result 3.5-14 G/T AU NEAR WORKINGS (1931)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Arca Formation
    Rock description Arca Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.91119, -21.88588
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E; N40E
    Dip 50-60SE; 0-20SE
    Length 200M
    Width 0.45M
  • Strike N25E; N40E
    Dip 50-60SE; 0-20SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Huanchaquita

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, INCLINE, ADIT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NOT CONSIDERED PROSPECTIVE (1932)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, W. AND MARSH, W., 1932, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #3733.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PARTLY STRATIFORM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-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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