Diablo

Unknown 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. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254911
MRDS ID W001973
MAS/MILS ID 3370010003
Record type Site
Current site name Diablo
Related records 10068732

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.84952, -32.31746 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Grossularite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.84952, -32.31746

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N67W
    Dip 10S
    Thickness 3M
    Length 15000M
    Width 1000M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N67W:10S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cabildo

Mineral rights holdings

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARTER, WILLIAM D. 1960 ORIGIN OF MANTO TYPE COPPER DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    CABILDO MINING DISTRICT CENTRAL CHILE INT. GEOL. CONGR. 21ST

  • Deposit

    COPENHAGEN, REPT. PT. 16 P. 17-28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE IMPLICATION OF THE CARTER ARTICLE IS THAT MORE EXPLORATI RESPECT TO MANTO TYPE COPPER DEPOSITS IN CHILE IS HIGHLY WAR

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUN-91 Wlu U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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