Laguna Del Maule Occurrence

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065639
MRDS ID TC41001
Record type Site
Current site name Laguna Del Maule Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.48282, -36.03082 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 4 KM N25E OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DEL MAULE. NORTH SHORE OF LAGUNA DEL MAULE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Lead Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Gangue
Plagioclase Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz-Sericite, Alteration Zone > 2 Square Km.

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES OF 3 ROCKS AND SEDIMENTARY SAMPLES: CU 3.8-16 PPM
Result MO 0.5-1.7 PPM
Result PB 7-17 PPM
Result NI 2.0-8.1 PPM
Result AG < 0.1 PPM, AND AU < 20 PPB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Campanario Formation
    Rock description Campanario Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.48282, -36.03082

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUNOZ, J., AND NIEMEYER, H., 1984, HOJA LAGUNA DEL MAULE: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE NO. 64, 98P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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