Minillas Deposit

Unknown in Atacama, Chile with commodities Gold, Tungsten
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182802
MAS/MILS ID 3370090027
Record type Site
Current site name Minillas Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.91954, -28.86747 (WGS84)
Elevation 1200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atacama(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Atacama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Unknown
Malachite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.91954, -28.86747

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E
    Dip 80N
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N70E:80N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THERE MAY BE SMALL POCKETS OF TUNGSTEN ORE AT DEPTH OTHER TH THE THREE EXISTING PITS AT MINILLAS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCALLISTER, JAMES F. AND RUIZ, F. 1948 GEOLOGY OF TUNGSTEN D

  • Deposit

    OF NORTH CENTRAL CHILE GEOLOGICALSURVEY BULLITEN 960C P99 10

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Wlu U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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