| Deposit ID | 10104635 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC04472 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Abundancia-La Chilena-Araucana |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.54119, -25.10583 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2750 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | El Guanaco Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | El Guanaco Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -69.54119, -25.10583 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Trending Ns. |
| Strike | N80E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 450M |
| Width | 2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | El Guanaco |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1020000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1200000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 12.75HA |
| Overall depth | 170M |
| Overall length | 320.04M |
| Overall width | 350M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC04472 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12VOLS.).
CAMUS, F. Y DUHALDE, M.A., 1982, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS HIDROTERMALES DE ORO EN CHILE: REV. GEOL. DE CHILE, 17, P. 47-70.
ENAMI, 1976,1978,1979, #2389.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED TO 100M; ENRICHED TO 160M. FIVE VEINS 15-60M APART. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.