Fachinal

Prospect in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097389
MRDS ID TC40322
Record type Site
Current site name Fachinal
Alternate or previous names Zones: Laguna Verde. Guanaco.
Related records 10182579

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.80334, -46.01443 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Ibanez Formation
    Rock description Ibanez Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.80334, -46.01443

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cde Chilean Mining Corp. (Subsidary Of Coeur D' Alene Mines)
    Last year 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AU AND AG ARE CONTAINED METAL.

Comments on development

  • CDE MINING DID FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR UNDERGROUND AND OPEN-PIT STUDY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HIGH MO AND F ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEPOSIT. THERE ARE THREE MAIN VEIN AND BRECCIA ZONES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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