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Andacollo Placers

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10064993
MRDS ID TC39959
Record type Site
Current site name Andacollo Placers
Related records 10133934

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.08898, -30.2219 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 400 KM NNE OF SANTIAGO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • AROUND TOWN OF ANDACOLLO: LOCATION ABOVE IS FOR TOWN OF ANDACOLLO. CENTRAL POINTS OF GOLD BEARING GRAVELS ARE: 30-13-18S, 071-06-03W; 30-13-24S, 071-04-44W; 30-14-32S, 071-05-00W; 30-14-42S, 071-06-13W; 30-14-55S, 071-05-25W; 30-15-41S, 071-05-15W; 30-15-52S, 071-06-21W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.08898, -30.2219
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1525
Discoverer Incas
Year of first production 1568

Mining district

District name Andacollo District

Comments on the production information

  • INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION FROM DISTRICT BETWEEN 1743-1810 AND 1933-1971, MAINLY FROM VEINS. AT END OF 18TH CENTURY WAS CHILE'S MAIN GOLD PRODUCER. ESTIMATED 8-10 METRIC TONS OF AU PRODUCED FROM 1933-1991.

Comments on development

  • PUT IN PRODUCTION IN 1952 BY PEDRO VALDIVA. VEINS DISCOVERED IN 1600-1743 AND PRODUCED GOLD.

Reference information

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General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: RECORDED IN 1568

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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