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Estrella

Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10059186
MRDS ID TC05701
Record type Site
Current site name Estrella

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.06619, -28.43358 (WGS84)
Elevation 3100

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2% CU
Result 0.21% MO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Hornitos Formation
    Rock description Hornitos Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.06619, -28.43358
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 180M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Penon

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PIMENTUL, F., 1979, EVALUACION GEOLOGICA DEL YACIMIENTO EL BOLSICO, III REGION: MEMORIA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 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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