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Rhodesia

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc
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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. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058079
MRDS ID TC03836
Record type Site
Current site name Rhodesia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.9573, -26.83887 (WGS84)
Elevation 2100

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Propylitic

Analytical data

Result 20-40 G/T AU
Result 5-10 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) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Chanarcillo Group
    Rock description Chanarcillo Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.9573, -26.83887
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0
    Dip 90
    Length 150M
    Width 3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Inca De Oro

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^60-70 G/T Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 65g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 LEVELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FLORES, H. Y RUIZ, C., 1946, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DEL DISTRITO DE INCA DE ORO, PROVINCIA ATACAMA: IPIMIGEO 2, 2, P. 243-273.

  • 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

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.).

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERTICAL ZONATION OF, FROM SURFACE, QTZ-PY-AU TO CP-PY-QTZ TO PY-QTZ-CAL

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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