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Los Mantos

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Gold
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  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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104567
MRDS ID TC04061
Record type Site
Current site name Los Mantos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.24954, -30.86413 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Analytical data

Result 8-10 G/T AU WITH 3-4 G/T AU IN PRIMARY ZONE

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.24954, -30.86413
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Plunge direction 60NW-90
    Length 300M
    Width 23M
    Depth to bottom 350M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Punitaqui

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    CAMUS, F. Y DUHALDE, M.A., 1982, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS HIDROTERMALES DE ORO EN CHILE: REV. GEOL. DE CHILE, 17, P. 47-70.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LATERAL VARIATION OF, FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, QTZ-HM-MT-PY-CP-HG(AU) TO CAL-QTZ-HM-MT-PY-CP-AU AND VERTICAL ZONATION OF, FROM SURFACE, PY(AU) TO PY(AU)-CU-HG; OXIDIZED TO 45-60M. MINERALIZATION IN BRECCIATED ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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