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Guacolda

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058009
MRDS ID TC03725
Record type Site
Current site name Guacolda

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.5512, -23.55752 (WGS84)
Elevation 1860

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Gold Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Analytical data

Result 13 G/T AU, 120 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.5512, -23.55752
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-65E
    Dip 33-53W
    Length 120M
    Width 0.6M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK IS PART OF LAYERED, MAFIC INTRUSION (ZANELLI COMPLEX)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name San Cristobal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 30M
    Overall length 109.73M

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

    RIVERA, S., 1980, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO AURIFERO SAN CRISTOBAL, II REGION, ANTOFAGASTA: TESIS, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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