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Santa Rita

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104403
MRDS ID TC03125
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.22842, -19.7851 (WGS84)
Elevation 2390

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 19-47-48S AND 069-13-00W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Proustite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 152 G/T AG
Result 1.1% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.22842, -19.7851
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E; N75E
    Dip 85NW; 80NW
    Length 100M
    Width 0.2M
  • Strike N40E; N75E
    Dip 85NW; 80NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mocha

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 70M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    SERMINAS, 1972, INVENTARIO Y EVALUACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE CHILE.

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980, INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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