Tovaku

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  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 10057602
MRDS ID TC03204
Record type Site
Current site name Tovaku

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.73621, -21.92256 (WGS84)
Elevation 1650

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 21-55-36S AND 069-42-48W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2.54% CU (1961)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name El Toco Formation
    Rock description El Toco Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.73621, -21.92256

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N80E; N70-80W
    Dip 80S; 80N
    Width 0.3M
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N80E; N70-80W
    Dip 80S; 80N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Puntillas

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Measured 155000000mt ore
    Inferred 3283000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1961

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.54HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 82.3M
    Overall width 60M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1961, 1964, & 1965, #2029.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1979 #2031 & 2033.

  • 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 300M WEST OF PUNTILLAS ALTERATION

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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