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Unidentified Mine

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Manganese
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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 10104463
MRDS ID TC03525
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.4595, -22.55754 (WGS84)
Elevation 3090

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TAILINGS SAMPLE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore

Analytical data

Result 24-56% MN 0.6-3.5% FE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Tuina Formation
    Rock description Tuina Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    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) -68.4595, -22.55754
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W; N70E; N45W
    Dip 65SE; 90; 75SW
    Length 40M
    Width 0.3M
  • Strike N30W; N70E; N45W
    Dip 65SE; 90; 75SW
    Width 0.2M
  • Strike N30W; N70E; N45W
    Dip 65SE; 90; 75SW
    Width 0.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tuina

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.075HA
    Overall depth 20M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • N70E90 VEIN EXPLOITED WITH 15M LONG X 3M DEEP PIT. N45W75SW VEIN EXPLOITED WITH 5M LONG X 6M DEEP PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BIESE, 1956, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO DE CHILE: EN SYMPOSIUM SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MANGANESO, MEXICO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-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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