Farellon Delirio

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104711
MRDS ID TC05070
Record type Site
Current site name Farellon Delirio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.08286, -32.53358 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 13 KM SW OF CABILDO, 2 KM SOUTH OF GUAYACAN MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Los Maquis Limestone Member
    Rock description Los Maquis Limestone Member
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Loprado Formation
    Rock description Loprado Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.08286, -32.53358

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W
    Dip 27E
    Thickness 4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cabildo Sur

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE STOPE ON SOUTH AND A TOPOGRAPHICALLY LOWER ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE ORE BODIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-FEB-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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