| Deposit ID | 10073041 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W018847 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Toqui |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.99953, -29.99745 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 850 |
| Relative position | 10 KM SOUTH OF THE 2,050 M CERRO CATEDRAL MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuth | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hedenbergite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 187 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 28a.1 |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Sierran kuroko |
| Mark3 model number | 44 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Upper Coyhaique Formation |
| Rock description | Upper Coyhaique Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -70.99953, -29.99745 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Precordillera Geotectonic Province, Magellan Geosyncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Deposits Confined To Lenticular Local Basins Deposits Of Limestone And Black Shales At Three Different Levels In At Least Two Verticle Stacks And Occur Interfingering With Or Adjacent To Lenticular Limestone Beds. |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | DISCORDANT VEINS STRIKE NORTH-SOUTH |
| Dip | SHALLOW DIPPING TO HORIZONAL STRATIFORM BODIES; VEIN STEEPLY DIPPING |
| Thickness | 10M |
| Length | 300M |
| Width | 220M |
| Depth to top | 100M |
| Depth to bottom | 350M |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | DISCORDANT VEINS STRIKE NORTH-SOUTH |
| Dip | SHALLOW DIPPING TO HORIZONAL STRATIFORM BODIES; VEIN STEEPLY DIPPING |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sociedad Contractual Minera And Metallegesellschaft |
| First year | 1983 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1330000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W018847 |
AM. METAL MARKET 7-15-76
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 58.
OLCAY, L., STEPHON, R., AND RUZ, I., 1989, THE TOQUI DISTRICT, A CARBONATE HOSTED MANTO DEPOSIT IN THE 11TH REGION OF CHILE [ABSTR.]: SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, DEC. 3-8, 1989, NORTHWEST MINING ASSOCIATION 95TH ANNUAL CONVENTION, P. 27.
WELLMER, REEVE, WENTZLAU, AND WESTENBERGER, 1983, P. 1138; OLCAY, STEPHON, AND RUZ, 1989, P. 27.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTH OF DEPOSIT FOR SECTION WITH BODIES IN WESTERN PART OF THE TOQUI DISTRICT; OTHER DEMINSION FOR MAXIMUM SIZE OF INDIVIDUAL BODIES; SAN ANTONIO ORE I BODY IS BETWEEN 2-10 M THICK, ROUGHLY ELLIPSOIDAL WITH DIMENSIONS OF 220-300 M; SAN ANTONIO ORE II BODY IS 1-3 M THICK AND ABOUT 60 BY 130 M IN PLAN; DISCORDANT PB-ZN VEINS 250 M APART AND PARALLEL; ESTATUAS ORE BODY AND PARTS OF CONCORDIA HAVE BANDED TEXTURES; SPHALERITE-RICH ORE AT CONCORDIA AND SAN ANTONIO. |
| Deposit | 4 MIL. T RESV. LOCATION UNCERTAIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Schruben, Paul G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1990 | Bliss, James D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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