| Deposit ID | 10057602 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03204 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tovaku |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.73621, -21.92256 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1650 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | 2.54% CU (1961) |
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| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | El Toco Formation | ||||
| Rock description | El Toco Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -69.73621, -21.92256 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80E; N70-80W |
| Dip | 80S; 80N |
| Width | 0.3M |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80E; N70-80W |
| Dip | 80S; 80N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Puntillas |
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 155000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 3283000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.54HA |
| Overall depth | 10M |
| Overall length | 82.3M |
| Overall width | 60M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03204 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
ENAMI, 1961, 1964, & 1965, #2029.
IIG, 1979 #2031 & 2033.
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.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 300M WEST OF PUNTILLAS ALTERATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.