Morro Gutierrez-Quebrada Amarga

Prospect 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057615
MRDS ID TC03223
Record type Site
Current site name Morro Gutierrez-Quebrada Amarga

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.70787, -21.46424 (WGS84)
Elevation 750

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 5,000-26,000 CPM WITH AVERAGE OF 9,000 CPM
Result SAMPLE - 500PPM U-OXIDE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.70787, -21.46424

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTERCALATED SILICEOUS NODULES WITH DIATOMITES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quillagua

Comments on development

  • COMPANIA ESSEX PROSPECTED IN 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, #2029.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1979, INEDITO # 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.