| Deposit ID | 10057699 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03330 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Casa De Tablas |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.02784, -23.0192 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Caracoles Group, Torcaza Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Caracoles Group, Torcaza Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -69.02784, -23.0192 |
|---|
| Strike | N75W-90 |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 2000M |
| Width | 4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Caracoles |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Flomax |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 200HA |
| Overall depth | 200M |
| Overall length | 1828.8M |
| Overall width | 1000M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03330 |
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.
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO,. 334 P.
CABELLO, J., 1978, EXPLORACION GEOQUIMICA Y MAGNETOMETRIA EN EL DISTRITO ARGENTIFERO DE CARACOLES: MEMORIA DEPARTAMENTO GEOLOGIA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE.
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
FLORES, R., 1976, CONTROL DE LA MINERALIZACION DE PLATA EN EL DISTRITO MINERO DE CARACOLES, II REGION, ANTOFAGASTA: TESIS, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA.
CIMRI
FLORES, 1976.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | <500T SILVER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1989 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.