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Sierra Chinchilla 1

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104920
MRDS ID TC06113
Record type Site
Current site name Sierra Chinchilla 1

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.8273, -26.69748 (WGS84)
Elevation 2050

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Analytical data

Result AT 20M LEVEL: 4.4 G/T AU
Result 20 G/T AG
Result 0.04% CU

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.8273, -26.69748
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35-55W
    Dip 90-70NE & SW
    Length 1000M
    Width 0.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANDESITE DIKE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra Chinchilla

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 80M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1949, #3011.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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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