El Hueso

Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058036
MRDS ID TC03762
Record type Site
Current site name El Hueso

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.38784, -26.49415 (WGS84)
Elevation 3950
Relative position 10KM SE OF POTRERILLOS

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
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antimony Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Dickite Gangue
Illite Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Silicic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 154
USGS model code 25e
Deposit model name Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Mark3 model number 38

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.38784, -26.49415

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NE}}
    Dip 25-30W}}

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Block Faulting

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1987
Discoverer Codelco
Year of first production 1987

Mining district

District name El Hueso

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Homestake

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 19000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.524 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 28000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 7.775 g/mt Silver Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AU, AG ARE CONTAINED METAL

Comments on development

  • MINE ORIGINALLY EXTRACTED QUARTZ FOR FLUX AT CHUQUICAMATA WHEN IT WAS REALIZED IT IS GOLD-BEARING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED TO 90M; GOLD USUALLY <20 MICRONS; ALONG SIDE OF POTERILLOS PORPHYRY CU-MO-AU DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-JAN-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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