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Faride

Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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  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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057747
MRDS ID TC03387
Record type Site
Current site name Faride
Alternate or previous names Rosario, Ore Shoots Faride I, Ii, Iii, Iv, V, Oscar, Jefecita, Jose, Veins: Ganimedes, Sorpresa, Irene, Tola, Zunny, Ancha,, Faride Vein System, Polvorin, Carla, Susana, Jefecita, Oscar, Yuby,, Del Medio, Norte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.38285, -22.80421 (WGS84)
Elevation 1750
Relative position 140 KM NE OF ANTOFAGASTA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Acanthite Ore
Anglesite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Digenite Ore
Enargite Ore
Freibergite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stromeyerite Ore
Adularia Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Goethite Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Specularite Gangue
Willemite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Sericitic; Alteration Weak; Feldspars Have Minor Sericite, Calcite; Ferromagnesium Minerals Have Chlorite, Epidote, Calcite To 20-30 M Away From Veins; Close To Ore Shoots Is 5-10 M Envelope Argillic And Sericitic Alteration

Analytical data

Result FLUID INCLUSIONS IN QUARTZ AND SPHALERITE: MOST VAPOR + LIQUID INCLUSIONS, NO EVIDENCE OF CO2. QUARTZ-HEMATITE GOLD STAGE 200-300 DEGREES C 0.4-8.2 WT% NACL EQUIVALENT
Result QUARTZ-BARITE-SILVER STAGE, 170-240 DEGREES C, 1.8-8.0 WT% NACL EQUIVALENT. SYSTEM FORMED IN PLACE AT A SHALLOW DEPTH BY BOILING OR NEAR BOILING FLUIDS. CAMUS AND SKEWES (1991) SHOW LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS OF AU (<0.5 G/T TO > 650 G/T), PB(<1.0->4.5% PB), AND ZN (<0.65->2.33% ZN) DISTRIBUTION.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Sierra Gorda Pluton
    Rock description Sierra Gorda Pluton

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.38285, -22.80421
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Veins Displaced By North-South Strike-Slip Faults; N-S To Ne Trending Normal Faulting

Ore body information

  • Name FARIDE
    General form TABULAR
    Strike N66-80W; N75E}}}}}}}}
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Thickness 2.97M
    Length 800M
    Width 1.5M
  • Name FARIDE I ORE SHOOT
    General form TABULAR
    Strike N66-80W; N75E}}}}}}}}
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 250M
    Width 200M
  • Name FARIDE II ORE SHOOT
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 240M
    Width 120M
  • Name FARIDE III ORE SHOOT
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 410M
    Width 200M
  • Name FARIDE IV
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 180M
    Width 120M
  • Name FARIDE V
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 160M
    Width 60M
  • Name OSCAR
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 300M
    Width 170M
  • Name JEFECITA
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 150M
    Width 120M
  • Name JOSE
    General form TABULAR
    Dip 80S; 80N, 60-80N}}}}}}}}
    Length 180M
    Width 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Gorda

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera El Bronce
    First year 1988
    Last year 1988
  • Type Joint Venture Partner
    Owner Freeport-Mc Moran (Freeport Chilean Exploration Co.)
    Interest 49
    First year 1988
    Last year 1988
  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Cerro Minador

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Period 1983-88
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4.4 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 4g/mt
  • Year 1991
    Period 1977-1991
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^ 280 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 280g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED BY COMPANIA MINERA DONA ADA

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 1300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.82 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Total resources 1600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 171 g/mt Silver Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROVEN RESERVES (ORE1)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 1.5HA
    Overall depth 100M
    Overall length 274.32M
    Overall width 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • 11 SHAFTS: MARCELA, FARIDE III, VERONICA, ROXANA, SONIA I, SONIA II, FARIDE I

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FREEPORT PULLED OUT IN 1988. TO BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER, 1990, FLOTATION WITH 440 T/D CAPACITY; MINE IN PRODUCTION DECEMBER 1990. ; MILL.CAP : 400 T/D

Reference information

Comments on the other database information

  • RECORDS TC03392 AND TC03387 SEEM DIFFERENT ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE PROBABLY NOT DUPLICATES. GREGORIA'S SYNONYM, JEFECITA, IS THE SAME AS AN ORE SHOOT NAME FOR FARIDE. (KAREN BOLM 1/94)

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

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES & UNPUBLISHED DATA,

  • Deposit

    CAMUS, F., AND SKEWES, M.A., 1991, THE FARIDE EPITHERMAL SILVER-GOLD DEPOSIT, ANTOFAGASTA REGION CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1222-1237.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    COMPANIA MINERA CERRO MINADOR; CAMUS AND SKEWES (1991)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLUDES GREGORIA MINE TWO EPISODES OF MINERALIZATION; 1) MAIN VEIN COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF GOLD AND COPPER AND 2) OTHER, LATER VEINS CONTAIN SILVER, LEAD, AND ZINC. SYSTEM EXTENDS 2 KM ALONG STRIKE. HAD LESS THAN 200 M OF EROSION. RANGE OF THICKNESS IN METERS IS: (2.40, 2.97, 2.87, 2.84, 2.28, 197).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1989 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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