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Unidentified Mine

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold
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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. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057840
MRDS ID TC03507
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.87284, -22.24588 (WGS84)
Elevation 3080

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • TAILINGS SAMPLES

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 0.53% CU, 1.6 G/T AG, <0.2 G/T AU

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.87284, -22.24588
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N40E
    Dip 50NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chuquicamata

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.02HA
    Overall depth 5M
    Overall length 18.29M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORATORY PIT

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

    VEGA, J. AND BORDONES, L., 1981, GEOLOGIA DEL CUADRANGULO CERROS DE PAQUI Y PARTE OESTE DEL CUADRANGULO CONCHI, PROVINCIA DEL LOA, II REGION: MEMORIA DE TITULO, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, 169 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COVERED BY ALLUVIUM

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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