Puesto De La Piedra Occurrence

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Molybdenum, Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065644
MRDS ID TC41006
Record type Site
Current site name Puesto De La Piedra Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.18284, -36.1475 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 61 KM S80W OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DEL MAULE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz-Sericite, Propylitic. Alteration Zone < 0.5 Square Km.

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS YIELDED: CU 8 PPM
Result AG 0.2 PPM, AU 40 PPB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Cura Mallin Formation
    Rock description Cura Mallin Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.18284, -36.1475

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUNOZ, J., AND NIEMEYER, H., 1984, HOJA LAGUNA DEL MAULE: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE NO. 64, 98P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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