Fachinal

Plant in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182579
MRDS ID TC40322
MAS/MILS ID 3370030001
Record type Site
Current site name Fachinal
Related records 10097389

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.86615, -46.53108 (WGS84)
Elevation 805
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ankerite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Copper Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown
Lead Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrophyllite Unknown
Rhodochrosite Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Zincite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.86615, -46.53108

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 200M
    Area 17500HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 17500
    Date of Last Modification 940302

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1984
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1994
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)

Comments on exploration

  • ORIGINAL DRILLING PROGRAM PREFORMED BY FREEPORT MINERALS COMPANY FORM 1987-1989.

Mining district

District name Fachinal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1991
    First year 1990
  • Type Operator
    Owner Cde Chilean Mining Corp.
    Home office Chile
    Year 1991
    First year 1990

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    *FACHINAL DISTRICT, AYSEN REGION, CHILE, M.C. TIPPETT, A.

  • Deposit

    CRUZAT, C. NASI, CDE CHILEAN MINING CORPORATION, SANTIAGO

  • Deposit

    CHILE, APRIL 5, 1991.

  • Deposit

    *FAX.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ASSUME 365 DAY PER YEAR OPERATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-96 Peterson, Gary R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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