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Millonaria

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057742
MRDS ID TC03384
Record type Site
Current site name Millonaria
Alternate or previous names Pobreza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.34535, -22.81921 (WGS84)
Elevation 1660

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3.72% CU, 1.3% PB, 4.47% ZN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Augusta Victoria Formation
    Rock description Augusta Victoria Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.34535, -22.81921
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60W
    Dip 90
    Length 20M
    Width 2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMORPHISM (LOCAL)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Gorda

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.02HA
    Overall depth 40M
    Overall length 36.58M
    Overall width 5M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORATORY SHAFT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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

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