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Carmen Alto

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  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 10058786
MRDS ID TC05139
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen Alto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.90508, -27.13498 (WGS84)
Elevation 1880

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Hornitos Formation
    Rock description Hornitos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.90508, -27.13498
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 90
    Dip 70NE
    Length 80M
    Width 2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTRUDED BY ANDESITE DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Puquios

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS COLLAPSED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WALKER, C. Y TRAVISANY, V., 1980, GEOLOGIA ECONOMIA METALICA Y NO-METALICA DE LA HOJA CARRERA PINTO, REGION ATACAMA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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

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