Cerro Estatuas

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Zinc, Copper, Lead, Arsenic
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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065667
MRDS ID TC41031
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Estatuas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.9678, -45.03105 (WGS84)
Elevation 850
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 58 KM N OF COIHAIQUE, Within 6 Seconds, Within 6 Seconds, Within 6 Seconds

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Arsenic Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.9678, -45.03105

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Estatuas Nirehuao

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ C., PEEBLES F., 1988, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA S.A., SANTIAGO, CHILE.

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DE CHILE, HOJA NO. 5, 1:1,000,000.

  • 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.