Colque

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057701
MRDS ID TC03332
Record type Site
Current site name Colque

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.81951, -23.01753 (WGS84)
Elevation 3310

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 23-00-00S AND 069-49-00W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Propylitic, Silicic

Analytical data

Result 3.5% CU, 80 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Agua Dulce Formation
    Rock description Agua Dulce Formation;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.81951, -23.01753

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monocline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults At N30e, 45w And N60e, 60nw Bedding At N20e, 30se

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E; 0
    Dip 45W; 40-80W
    Length 400M
    Width 2M
  • Strike N15E; 0
    Dip 45W; 40-80W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cerro Agua Dulce

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 228.6M

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

    SERMINAS, 1974, INVENTARIO Y EVALUACION RECURSOS MINERALES DE CHILE.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PALACIOS, C., 1975, GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS CERROS DE CARACOLES, PAMPA ELVIRA, CERRO JASPEADO, Y SIERRA MARIPOSAS: PROYECTO DOMEYKO, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION LIMITED BY 0-N10E, 90 FAULT IN COLQUE #5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1989 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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