Nevada

Prospect in Atacama, Chile with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182544
MAS/MILS ID 3370090058
Record type Site
Current site name Nevada

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -69.99951, -28.93076 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atacama(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Atacama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -69.99951, -28.93076

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Sarena

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Lac Minerals Ltd.
    Interest 80
    Year 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    MINING MAGAZINE, "RESULTS FROM LAC'S NEVADA PROJECT, CHILE",

  • Ownership

    JUNE 1993, VOL. 168, NO. 6., P. 361.

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, "NEVADA PROJECT RESULTS FOR LAC",

  • Ownership

    MAY 7, 1993, VOL.320, NO. 8223, P. 328.

  • Ownership

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, "NEVADA PROJECT LOOKS GOOD

  • Ownership

    FOR LAC", APRIL 8, 1993, P. 3-4.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, BOND GOLD EXPLORATION

  • Deposit

    PROGRAMMES AT CHILEAN PROPERTIES, SEPTEMBER 30, 1988,

  • Deposit

    PP. 5,6.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ECONOMIC BARRIER POSED BY EXTREMELY HIGH ALTITUDE OF MINE. CAPITAL COSTS LIKELY TO BE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF HIGH ALTITUDE, AND COMPLEX ENGINEERING REQUIRED TO BRING ORE DOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-JUL-94 Mark, R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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