| Deposit ID | 10058479 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC04468 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Estrella De Venus-Talquina |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.53619, -25.1025 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2850 |
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 |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | 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 | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -69.53619, -25.1025 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults Trending Ns. |
| Strike | N70-75E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70-85N |
| Length | 700M |
| Width | 1.5M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | El Guanaco |
|---|
| Year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^3.065 G/T Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.25HA |
| Overall depth | 270M |
| Overall length | 228.6M |
| Overall width | 50M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC04468 |
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, 1978, 1979, #2389.
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.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED TO 175M; ENRICHED TO 230M. |
| 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.