Sierra Chinchilla 4

Producer in Chile with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10059395
MRDS ID TC05981
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Chinchilla 4

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.84535, -26.69609 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Analytical data

Result 40% PB
Result 80-100 G/T AG
Result 2-3 G/T AU

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.84535, -26.69609

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 70SW
    Length 60M
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1960

Mining district

District name Sierra Chinchilla

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT EXHAUSTED

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.)

  • 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.