Este De Cerro El Ancla

Occurrence in Chile with commodity Uranium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057604
MRDS ID TC03206
Record type Site
Current site name Este De Cerro El Ancla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.50786, -21.77423 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • MIDPOINT OF PROSPECT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Analytical data

Result 10,000-15,000 CPM
Result AT DEPTH, AVERAGE = 4781 CPM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name El Loa Formation
    Rock description El Loa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.50786, -21.77423

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quillagua

Comments on development

  • COMPANIA ESSEX EXPLORED DURING 1980-81.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1979, INEDITO #2031 & 2033.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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