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Toro

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Uranium, Cobalt
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  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104969
MRDS ID TC06352
Record type Site
Current site name Toro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.90093, -28.0808 (WGS84)
Elevation 575

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Uranium Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Uraninite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.90093, -28.0808
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIABASE DIKES CROSSCUT DIORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Carrizal Alto

Comments on the production information

  • SEE PORTEZUELO-MONDACA-BEZANILLA AND ARMONIA-SANTA ROSA FOR PRODUCTION FIGURES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 300M

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

    PEREZ, G., 1979, IIG (INEDITO).

  • 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.

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