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Catiao Beach

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109591
MRDS ID M046550
Record type Site
Current site name Catiao Beach

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -74.21956, -42.90766 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COARSE GOLD IN SANDS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Ore
Gold Ore
Hematite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Zircon Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -74.21956, -42.90766
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEACH SANDS

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: BLACK SANDS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chiloe Island

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG, STUTTGART, P. 138

  • Deposit

    MELLA, 1921, BLACK SANDS ISLAND OF CHILOE, CHILE: ENG. MIN. JOUR. V. III, NO. 12, P. 501

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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