Amarilla

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107005
MRDS ID TC05697
Record type Site
Current site name Amarilla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.14952, -28.03497 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Cerrillos Formation
    Rock description Cerrillos Formation
    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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.14952, -28.03497

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0-N10E
    Dip 90
    Length 800M
    Width 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Blanco

Comments on the production information

  • TAILINGS (1980) - 200,00T AT 1.5% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 550M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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