| Deposit ID | 10058642 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC04939 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Luis |
| Geographic coordinates: | -71.08871, -29.84968 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 650 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Braunite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Manganite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Arqueros Formation |
| Rock description | Arqueros Formation |
| (1) | -71.08871, -29.84968 |
|---|
| Name | LOWER CYCLE |
|---|---|
| Strike | N15W |
| Dip | 20-25E |
| Length | 500M |
| Width | 0.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lambert |
|---|
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^44.6% Mn | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 10M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC04939 |
SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION:SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.).
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COPPER OCCURS IN BED ABOVE MANGANESE HORIZON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1991 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.