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Unidentified Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057890
MRDS ID TC03576
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.02613, -23.01503 (WGS84)
Elevation 5300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Hematite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Nevado De Poquis
    Rock description Nevado De Poquis
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.02613, -23.01503
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W; N80E; N50W
    Dip 70SW; 90; 70SW
    Width 5M
  • Strike N50W; N80E; N50W
    Dip 70SW; 90; 70SW
  • Strike N50W; N80E; N50W
    Dip 70SW; 90; 70SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Nevados De Poquis

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 9.1HA
    Overall depth 20M
    Overall length 1188.72M
    Overall width 70M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, INCLINE; STOPED TO SURFACE. THREE SMALL PITS AT REPORTED VEINLETS.

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, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    WENDELL, C. AND WEISSENBORN, 1940, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #4412.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1978, INEDITO #1916.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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