Las Animas

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096110
MRDS ID TC41000
Record type Site
Current site name Las Animas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.19951, -36.01417 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 63 KM N5W 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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Analytical data

Result 4 STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLES: 108-555 PPM CU
Result 60-184 PPM ZN, 10-87 PPM PB, 1.4-13 PPM MO.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name El Melado Batholith
    Rock description El Melado Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.19951, -36.01417

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION COVERS MORE THAN 6 SQUARE MILES.

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.