El Carmen

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058200
MRDS ID TC04071
Record type Site
Current site name El Carmen
Alternate or previous names El Bronce Mine, Appears To Be A Level In El Bronce Sector

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.93786, -32.18579 (WGS84)
Elevation 1120
Relative position 60 KM S OF SALAMANCA, 150 KM N OF SANTIAGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name San Lorenzo Superunit
    Rock description San Lorenzo Superunit
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Cerro Morado Formation
    Rock description Cerro Morado Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.93786, -32.18579

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Morro Hediondo Caldera

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name El Bronce

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE EL BRONCE MINE (TC04069) FOR DETAILS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit PART OF EL BRONCE EPITHERMAL SYSTEM

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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