| Deposit ID | 10106985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03728 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Cristobal |
| Related records | 10182306 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.5412, -23.54752 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1950 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -69.5412, -23.54752 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Host Rock Dike Trends N55w And Dips Steeply To Sw. |
| Strike | N; N55W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90; 90 |
| Length | 1000M |
| Width | 150M |
| Depth to bottom | 140M |
| Strike | N; N55W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90; 90 |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonials |
| Year of first production | 1990 |
| District name | San Cristobal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Niugini Mining |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6500000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03728 |
WILLIAMS,W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES.
RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.
HOWELL, D. Y ASPILLAGA, J., MINERIA CHILENA # 80.
MINING MAGAZINE, 1990 (JULY), P. 46.
CUADRA, W.A., AND DUNKERLEY, P.M., 1991, A HISTORY OF GOLD IN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1155-1173.
LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY '94, P. 25.
CIMRI
CUADRA AND DUNKERLEY (1991)
WILLIAMS, W.C. (1990). LITTLE (1994).
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HIGH-GRADE ORE AT VEIN INTERSECTIONS |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 18TH CENTURY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.