Quebrada Guacesina

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058269
MRDS ID TC04157
Record type Site
Current site name Quebrada Guacesina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.28286, -19.61428 (WGS84)
Elevation 2715

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.28286, -19.61428

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 90
    Length 100M
    Width 0.2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR CONTACT WITH PALEOZOIC SCHIST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sotoca

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980, INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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