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Chug-Chug

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 10104513
MRDS ID TC03756
Record type Site
Current site name Chug-Chug

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.33119, -22.19755 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue

Analytical data

Result TR-278 G/T AG, 0.6-67.8% PB, 1.9-11.0% ZN, 0.14-1.25% CU

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) -69.33119, -22.19755
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNW; 0
    Dip SW; 90
    Length 200M
    Width 1M
  • Strike NNW; 0
    Dip SW; 90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Chug-Chug

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 2HA
    Overall depth 20M
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 20M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NOT PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1974, #2106.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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