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Manto Socorro

Prospect in Chile with commodities Gold, Lead, Zinc, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058073
MRDS ID TC03827
Record type Site
Current site name Manto Socorro
Alternate or previous names Andacollo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.13121, -30.23579 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Analytical data

Result 2 G/T AU
Result 0.5-1 G/T AU IN PRIMARY ZONE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.13121, -30.23579
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 10M
    Length 800M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Andacollo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dayton Development Corp.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 31700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.119 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATES ONLY INCLUDED DATA FROM 238 DRILL HOLES (73 OTHERS NOT INCLUDED). EXPLORED AREA INCLUDES CHURRUMATA, MANTO SOCORRO, AND TRES PERLAS MINES.

Comments on development

  • CHEVRON RESOURCES & DAYTON DRILLED OVER 300 HOLES (31,000M; ADDITIONAL 15,000M PLANNED).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CAMUS, F. Y DUHALDE, M.A., 1982, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS HIDROTERMALES DE ORO EN CHILE: REV. GEOL. DE CHILE, 17, P. 47-70.

  • 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

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1989 & 1990 (OCT., FEB., MAY), P. 254, 96, 328.

  • Deposit

    KAISER, L., 1942, ALTERACION HIDROTERMAL DE LA FORMACION PORFIRICA EN ANDACOLLO: IPIMIGEO, 2, P. 467-478.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1990.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED TO 10M CONTROLLED BY FRACTURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-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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