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Torpedo

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold
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  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. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104579
MRDS ID TC04130
Record type Site
Current site name Torpedo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.46121, -18.57097 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Propylitic

Analytical data

Result 43.8% PB & ZN
Result 5 G/T AG
Result 0.4 G/T AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    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) -69.46121, -18.57097
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N20E; N60W
    Dip 45SE; 90
    Length 200M
    Width 1.5M
  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N20E; N60W
    Dip 45SE; 90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Precordillera

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Period 1966-67
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^12.8% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 13wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 80M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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

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