| Deposit ID | 10058066 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03817 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Guanaco |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.52702, -25.10583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2765 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Dickite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | LEACHED ZONE: 3-30 G/T AU |
|---|---|
| Result | >30 G/T AG ENRICHED ZONE: 0.5-5 G/T AU |
| Result | >20 G/T AG |
| Result | 1-10% CU PRIMARY ZONE: 0.5-2 G/T AU |
| Result | 10-20 G/T AG |
| Result | 0.5-1% CU |
| Model code | 154 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25e |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal quartz-alunite Au |
| Mark3 model number | 38 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | El Guanaco Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | El Guanaco Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -69.52702, -25.10583 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70E |
| Dip | 65-85NW |
| Length | 600M |
| Width | 2M |
| Depth to bottom | 290M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonial |
| District name | El Guanaco |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5400000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 37000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 280HA |
| Overall depth | 270M |
| Overall length | 3657.6M |
| Overall width | 700M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03817 |
RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.
CAMUS, F. Y DUHALDE, M.A., 1982, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS HIDROTERMALES DE ORO EN CHILE: REV. GEOL. DE CHILE, 17, P. 47-70.
ENAMI, 1976-79, #2389.
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12VOLS.).
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.
CUADRA, W.A., AND DUNKERLEY, P.M., 1991, A HISTORY OF GOLD IN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1155-1173.
CIMRI
CUADRA AND DUNKERLEY (1991)
SILLITOE (1991)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATERAL ZONATION OF AU-AG-CU AND VERTICAL ZONATION OF, FROM SURFACE, QTZ-BA-AU+/-AG TO EN-QTZ-CP-AU-AG TO EN-PY-QTZ. OXIDIZED TO 50-70M; SECONDARY ENRICHMENT TO 120M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.