El Pelado

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093308
MRDS ID TC41046
Record type Site
Current site name El Pelado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.4978, -46.52445 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 49 KM S55W OF PUERTO IBANEZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.4978, -46.52445

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 Puerto Sanchez, Rio Muller

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY THE REFERENCE ARE: STRIKE N40W AND DIP 20-30 NW.

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.