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El Morado-Colo Colo

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, 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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057897
MRDS ID TC03585
Record type Site
Current site name El Morado-Colo Colo
Alternate or previous names Sol, Caupolican

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.34955, -23.27253 (WGS84)
Elevation 345

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 23-17-54S AND 070-24-06W (CAUPOLICAN)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antlerite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Gold Ore
Malachite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.34955, -23.27253
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N15-65E
    Dip 65SE
    Length 1500M
    Width 1.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Northeast-Trending Dacitic Dikes.

Comments on the geologic information

  • 300M FROM CONTACT WITH LA NEGRA FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name El Morado

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 200HA
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • 50-60 WORKINGS IN AREA INCLUDING SHAFT, ADIT, AND PITS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROSPECTIVE

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

    ENAMI, 1933, #22206.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1967, #22312.

  • 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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