Punta Colorada

Prospect 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057610
MRDS ID TC03215
Record type Site
Current site name Punta Colorada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.79534, -21.52367 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100

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
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic, Argillic, Propylitic. Silicic

Analytical data

Result 3 SAMPLES: 0.22-1.25% CU
Result 4-156PPM MO
Result 0-31PPM AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Pena Morada Formation;
    Rock description Pena Morada Formation;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.79534, -21.52367

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Near N10-20e Trending Falla Oeste

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chitigua

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 DE CHILE # 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.