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Sierra Cachiyuyal Sur

Past Producer in Chile with commodity 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. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104638
MRDS ID TC04500
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Cachiyuyal Sur

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.95953, -25.3225 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.95953, -25.3225
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 75E-90
    Length 50M
    Width 0.5M

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 Sierras Del Viento-Cachiyuyal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.04HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 8M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, ADIT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NOT PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN FRACTURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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

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