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Cerro Casado

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057909
MRDS ID TC03602
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Casado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.02118, -23.35586 (WGS84)
Elevation 3110

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 23-21-00S AND 069-01-00W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Argillic

Analytical data

Result <0.02 G/T AU, <0.1 G/T AG, 64 G/T CU

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.02118, -23.35586
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Peripheral Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK DESCRIBED AS LAVAS AND TUFFS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • UTAH INTERNATIONAL DRILLED AT LEAST TWO HOLES AND SAMPLED IN A 3 SQ KM AREA OF ALTERATION.

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

    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

    FRUTOS, J. Y OYARZUN, J., 1972, MAPA METALOGENICO PRELIMINARIO, PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA, IIG.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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