Yabricoya

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057562
MRDS ID TC03143
Record type Site
Current site name Yabricoya
Alternate or previous names San Felix

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.07285, -20.1326 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 20-07-45S AND 069-04-19W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Analytical data

Result 500-700 G/T AG
Result 4-10% PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.07285, -20.1326

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 90; N50W; N60W; N80W
    Dip 70N; 90; 80NE; 80N
    Width 1.5M
  • Strike 90; N50W; N60W; N80W
    Dip 70N; 90; 80NE; 80N
  • Strike 90; N50W; N60W; N80W
    Dip 70N; 90; 80NE; 80N
  • Strike 90; N50W; N60W; N80W
    Dip 70N; 90; 80NE; 80N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yabricoya

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3243 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 3243g/mt
  • Year 1979
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3008 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 3008g/mt

Comments on the workings information

  • 6 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, A., 1967, CUADRANGULO MAMINA, CARTA GEOLOGICA #17.

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980, INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    THOMAS, 1967.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIRST THREE VEINS ARE CALLED VETA AGUADA, VETA SAN JUAN, AND VETA ROSARIO, RESPECTIVELY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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