El Monstruo

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10057619
MRDS ID TC03229
Record type Site
Current site name El Monstruo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.33121, -24.11085 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Analytical data

Result <2% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formation
    Rock description La Negra Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.33121, -24.11085

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N40W; N10E; N60E; N30E
    Dip 8NE; 90; 65NW; 75SE
    Length 1000M
    Width 150M
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N40W; N10E; N60E; N30E
    Dip 8NE; 90; 65NW; 75SE
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N40W; N10E; N60E; N30E
    Dip 8NE; 90; 65NW; 75SE
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N40W; N10E; N60E; N30E
    Dip 8NE; 90; 65NW; 75SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Estacion Varillas

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 15HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 150M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE INDIVIDUAL WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: UNECONOMIC

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MAGMA-SERPLAC, 1979, PROYECTO DE ORO SUR DE ANTOFAGASTA, II REGION.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1989 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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