Zapallo De Chehueque

Past Producer in Atacama, Chile with commodities Copper, 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231003
MRDS ID TC06936
MAS/MILS ID 3370090025
Record type Site
Current site name Zapallo De Chehueque
Related records 10060100

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.55953, -28.43747 (WGS84)
Elevation 2100

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
Copper Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.55953, -28.43747

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80E
    Dip 65N
    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
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N80E:65N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    IN NORTH CENTRAL CHILE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLITEN 960C P104

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO INFERENCE TO RESERVES OF SCHEELITE IS MADE, HOWEVER IT SEEMS THAT FURTHER EXPLORATION IS WARRANTED.

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.