| Deposit ID | 10058478 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC04466 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Defensa-Todos Los Stos-Huascar |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.53119, -25.10083 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2780 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | El Guanaco Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | El Guanaco Formation | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -69.53119, -25.10083 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N85E |
| Dip | 75N |
| Length | 750M |
| Width | 1.5M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | El Guanaco |
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^3.5-18 G/T Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 832000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 15HA |
| Overall depth | 250M |
| Overall length | 548.64M |
| Overall width | 250M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC04466 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12VOLS.).
CAMUS, F. Y DUHALDE, M.A., 1982, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS HIDROTERMALES DE ORO EN CHILE: REV. GEOL. DE CHILE, 17, P. 47-70.
ENAMI, 1976, 1978, 1979, #2389.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED TO 100M; ENRICHED TO 160M |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.