Diogenes

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104413
MRDS ID TC03174
Record type Site
Current site name Diogenes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.71118, -21.97922 (WGS84)
Elevation 3410

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.71118, -21.97922

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 75-85SW
    Length 300M
    Width 0.3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mining district

District name Conchi Viejo

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.06HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 274.32M
    Overall width 2M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., Y MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1974 & 1976, INEDITO #1890 & 1799.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 19TH C.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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