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Cruz De Oro-Magdalena-Resguardo

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057877
MRDS ID TC03558
Record type Site
Current site name Cruz De Oro-Magdalena-Resguardo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.18954, -23.21086 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.18954, -23.21086
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15-28E; N15-28E
    Dip 40E; 30-70E
    Length 35M
    Width 1M
  • Strike N15-28E; N15-28E
    Dip 40E; 30-70E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Naguayan

Production statistics

  • Year 1964
    Period 1964
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30 G/T
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 30g/mt
  • Year 1964
    Period 1964
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 10wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 60T OF TAILINGS AT <2% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 100HA
    Overall depth 17M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NOT PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1966, #22218.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1966.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN FERRUGINOUS VEINS GENERALLY 35M LONG X 0.4M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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

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