Las Minas

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Copper, 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 10096111
MRDS ID TC41025
Record type Site
Current site name Las Minas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.25784, -36.81973 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 96 KM S40W OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DE MAULE, Est Within 10 Secs, Est Within 10 Secs, Est Within 10 Secs

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Analytical data

Result TEN SAMPLES CONTAIN: 20-862 PPM CU, 0.5-145 PPM MO, 4-208 PPM ZN, 0.1-2.4 PPM AG, 20 PPB AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.25784, -36.81973

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
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, 98 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION EXPOSED OVER AN AREA OF 0.64 SQ KM.

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.