| Deposit ID | 10057696 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03326 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Descubridora Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Decubridora, Iris |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.97784, -23.04253 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2800 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | 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) | -68.97784, -23.04253 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bedding At N30w, 10sw |
| Strike | N5E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 3200M |
| Width | 4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1870 |
| District name | Caracoles |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pirquineros |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Flomax |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 160HA |
| Overall depth | 260M |
| Overall length | 2926.08M |
| Overall width | 500M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03326 |
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.
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.
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 50M, SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT TO 150M, PRIMARY MINERALIZATION AT 200M. >500T SILVER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1989 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
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