Gloria

Producer in Chile with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106986
MRDS ID TC03807
Record type Site
Current site name Gloria

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.45452, -25.67082 (WGS84)
Elevation 2925
Relative position 107KM ESE FROM TALTAL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Argillic

Analytical data

Result 1-5 G/T AG (IN GALENA)
Result 6% PB (IN AG-OXIDES). 1000G/T AG
Result 100 G/T WHEN MN PRESENT
Result AVG. = 320 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Chile-Alemania Formation
    Rock description Chile-Alemania Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.45452, -25.67082

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85E; N70W
    Dip 60-80NW; 70N-90
    Length 5000M
    Width 1.2M
  • Strike N85E; N70W
    Dip 60-80NW; 70N-90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Juncal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 100M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS - L, M, N, N, K, U, AND PICHONERA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1976, INEDITO #1799.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE VEINS: LA JUNCAL, CANAS, AND JULIO; THE LATTERMOST ARE OF THE SAME SYSTEM AND CROSS TOWARDS THE WEST. MINERALIZATION IN MATRIX OF FAULT BRECCIAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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