| Deposit ID | 10304415 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC07001 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Antonio Mining Property |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.54953, -28.45747 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1650 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Bornite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.54953, -28.45747 |
|---|
| Strike | N80W | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 55N | ||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Vallenar Region |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera San Antonio |
| Year | 1944 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090024 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC07001 | MAS references MRDS |
MCALLISTER, JAMES F. AND RUIZ, F. 1948 GEOLOGY OF TUNGSTEN D
OF NORTH CENTRAL CHILE GEOLOGICALSURVEY BULLITEN 960C P102 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO INFERENCE IS MADE AS TO THE RESERVES OF SCHEELITE ON THE S ANTONIO MINING PROPERTY AS INSUFFICIENT SCHEELITE WAS SEEN AT ALL DIGGINGS. MUCH CAVING HAS PREVENTED DIRECT EXAMINATION OF THE MAJORITY OF VEINS. THE ABUNDANCE OF COARSE GRAINED SCHEELITE CERTAIN DIGGINGS ON THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY, SOMETIMES AS MUCH AS TWO PERCENT, INDICATES THE NEED FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JUL-1991 | Wlu | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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