Huanillos

Occurrence in Chile with commodities Iron, Copper
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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078121
MRDS ID W026282
Record type Site
Current site name Huanillos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.00788, -21.16757 (WGS84)
Elevation 850

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.00788, -21.16757

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-50E, N40W
    Dip 50-70 NW, 60NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Salar Grande

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LESS THAN 2,000,000 METRIC TONS EQUIVALENT 60 PERCENT FE
  • LESS THAN 2,000,000 METRIC TONS OF EQUIVALENT 60 PERCENT FE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 15M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ FULLER, 1965 , GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858G INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS, CHILE, 307 P., TABLES

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980 INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    RUIZ FULLER, C., 1965 , GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE (SPANISH)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit <2 MT (>60% FE)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1973 Klemic, Harry; Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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