Aguila

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104877
MRDS ID TC05903
Record type Site
Current site name Aguila
Alternate or previous names Aguilucho

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.57814, -29.90107 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore

Analytical data

Result 2% CU
Result 40 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Vinitas Formation
    Rock description Vinitas Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.57814, -29.90107

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1978

Mining district

District name Quebrada La Plata

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^7.6% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 8wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 10M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    KAMONO, H. Y BORIC, R., 1982, INVENTARIO POLIMETALICO Y ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO, DISTRITO MINERO TALCUNA: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION: SANTIAGO.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1960, #4270.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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