Las Quilas Occurence

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065655
MRDS ID TC41017
Record type Site
Current site name Las Quilas Occurence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.14951, -36.3475 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 66 KM S60W 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
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Gangue
Clay Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz; Argillic; Propylitic. Alteration Zone 2 Sq. Km.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.14951, -36.3475

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 GEOLOGICO DE CHILE NO. 64, 98 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF 8 SAMPLES YIELDED: CU 15-55 PPM, MO 0.8-8 PPM, PB 7-13 PPM, ZN 7-75 PPM, AG 0.2 PPM, AU < 20 PPB.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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