Arroyo Pedregoso

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Copper, Tungsten, Molybdenum
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. 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 10065686
MRDS ID TC41055
Record type Site
Current site name Arroyo Pedregoso

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -72.10613, -46.63112 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 41 KM S15W OF PUERTO IBANEZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -72.10613, -46.63112

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N68W
    Dip NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Laguna Verde Fachinal Mallin Chico

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ C., PEEBLES F., 1988, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA S.A., SANTIAGO, CHILE.

  • Deposit

    MAPA GEOLOGICO DE CHILE, HOJA NO. 5, 1:1,000,000.

  • 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.