Carmencita

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver
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 10059290
MRDS ID TC05835
Record type Site
Current site name Carmencita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.2801, -26.19055 (WGS84)
Elevation 1050

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 18-20% CU
Result 33 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.2801, -26.19055

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N45E
    Dip 90
    Length 100M
    Width 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cerro Negro

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NARANJO, J.A., 1978, GEOLOGIA DE LA ZONA INTERIOR DE LA CORDILLERA DE LA COSTA ENTRE LOS 26 Y 26.33: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE #34, IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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