| Deposit ID | 10104420 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03208 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chesterfield |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.77121, -21.93256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1820 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | 5.6% CU (SOLUBLE) - VEIN (1964) 4.2% CU (SOLUBLE) - TAILINGS (1964) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | El Toco Formation | ||||
| Rock description | El Toco Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -69.77121, -21.93256 |
|---|
| Strike | N80E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40N |
| Length | 60M |
| Width | 1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Puntillas |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.012HA |
| Overall depth | 10M |
| Overall length | 54.86M |
| Overall width | 2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03208 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
IIG, 1979, INEDITO # 2031 & 2033.
ENAMI, 1961, #2029.
ENAMI, 1966, #2053R.
IIG, 1980, CUADRANGULOS CERRO DE LA MICA, QUILLAGUA, CERRO POSADA Y OFICINA PROSPERIDAD, CARTAS GEOLOGICAS # 45-48.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL VEINS WITH COPPER OXIDES 250M AND 1500M AWAY BUT NO MAJOR WORK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.