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Arco De Oro, Anaca

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
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  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. Ore body information
  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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058169
MRDS ID TC04022
Record type Site
Current site name Arco De Oro, Anaca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.00452, -27.59247 (WGS84)
Elevation 1550

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • DIAZ, ET AL. (1980) LOCATION AT 27-36-15S AND 069-59-15W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Porpylitic. Phyllic

Analytical data

Result 2.4% CU
Result 167 G/T AG
Result 10.2-12% PB & ZN
Result 1.6 G/T AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Cerrillos Formation
    Rock description Cerrillos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.00452, -27.59247
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 80SW-90
    Length 600M
    Width 1.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Zapallar

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 75M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.).

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SET OF PARALLEL VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 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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