Tovaku

Occurrence 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057603
MRDS ID TC03205
Record type Site
Current site name Tovaku

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.73621, -21.91423 (WGS84)
Elevation 1450

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • MIDPOINT OF PROSPECT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcanthite Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic, Argillic, Silicic, Potassic

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.73621, -21.91423

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Principal Fractures At N70e, 90 And N70w ,90.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Puntillas

Comments on the workings information

  • ONLY VERY SMALL PITS IN AREA.

Comments on development

  • COMPANIA ALEMANA MINERALIA ,1960 - DRILL HOLES ENAMI, 1961 & 1965 - FEASIBILITY STUDY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SOMEWHAT OVOID BODY, ELONGATE EW THAT COVERS 3 SQ KM AREA.

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.