Aguadita

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057605
MRDS ID TC03209
Record type Site
Current site name Aguadita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.77451, -21.74589 (WGS84)
Elevation 3555

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2 SAMPLES: 108 G/T AG
Result 2.74% PB
Result 1.72% ZN
Result 0.18% CU 152 G/T AG
Result 3.23% PB
Result 3.68% ZN
Result 0.14% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Incanche Formaiton
    Rock description Incanche Formaiton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.77451, -21.74589

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Beds At N10w, 35sw (Homocline)

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 70NE
    Length 100M
    Width 1.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Chitigua

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: UNECONOMIC

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

    MAKSAEV, V., 1978 CARTA GEOLOGICA # 31.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1977, REPORT ON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF QUEBRADA BLANCA-EL ABRA AREA, PHASE II.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.