Los Peumos

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
General comments
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10065701
MRDS ID	TC41078
Record type	Site
Current site name	Los Peumos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-70.26949, -34.3908 (WGS84)
Relative position	51 KM S50E OF RANCAGUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Lead	Primary
Silver	Primary

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-70.26949, -34.3908	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Almahue Viejo

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC41078

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. 3, 1:1,000,000.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	MINERALIZED CONTACT ZONE

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-APR-1994	Blacutt, William	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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