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Cuatro Socios

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104607
MRDS ID TC04338
Record type Site
Current site name Cuatro Socios

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.50952, -24.29918 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 24-19-51S AND 069-30-30W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Analytical data

Result TAILINGS: 47-536 G/T AG
Result 26.5-40.1 G/T PB
Result 1.72% CU
Result 1.6 G/T AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Chile-Alemania Formation
    Rock description Chile-Alemania Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.50952, -24.29918
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E; N10-40W
    Dip 90; 90
    Length 100M
    Width 2M
  • Strike N10E; N10-40W
    Dip 90; 90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Pan De Azucar

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.02HA
    Overall depth 50M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 2M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • 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.

  • 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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