| Deposit ID | 10057690 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03319 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Isla |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.04951, -23.0642 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2550 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Caracoles Group | ||||
| Rock description | Caracoles Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -69.04951, -23.0642 |
|---|
| Strike | N40-50W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 1000M |
| Width | 4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Caracoles |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pirquineros |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Flomax |
| Type | Tailings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1935 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 100000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 25HA |
| Overall depth | 150M |
| Overall length | 457.2M |
| Overall width | 500M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03319 |
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.
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.
CABELLO, J., 1978, EXPLORACION GEOQUIMICA Y MAGNETOMETRIA EN EL DISTRITO ARGENTIFERO DE CARACOLES: MEMORIA DEPARTAMENTO GEOLOGIA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE.
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
CIMRI
BORIC, ET AL., 1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED TO 80M, SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT TO 150M. <500T SILVER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1989 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
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