Dulia Gladys

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Manganese, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104627
MRDS ID TC04436
Record type Site
Current site name Dulia Gladys
Alternate or previous names San Juan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.07954, -24.79418 (WGS84)
Elevation 2350

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Psilomelane Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result TAILINGS: 47.2% MN
Result 0.3 G/T AG
Result 0.16% PB
Result 660 G/T CU
Result 46 G/T ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formation
    Rock description La Negra Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.07954, -24.79418

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures Trending N35e, N5w, And N10w Bedding At N25e, 20se

Ore body information

  • Strike 0-N15E; N40-60E
    Dip 55-80NW; 60NW
    Length 1100M
    Width 2.5M
  • Strike 0-N15E; N40-60E
    Dip 55-80NW; 60NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years PRODUCTION CEASED IN 1962

Mining district

District name Sierra Del Muerto

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^50% Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 50wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 2.75HA
    Overall depth 50M
    Overall length 1005.84M
    Overall width 25M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LLAUMET, C., 1963, GEOLOGIA Y METALOGENESIS DE SIERRA DEL MUERTO Y ALREDEDORES, TALTAL: MEMORIA, UNIVERSIDAD DEL CHILE, SANTIAGO.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1941, #2358.

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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