Producer

Choquelimpie

Chile
GoldSilverLeadZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSEMITABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Argentite, Electrum, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Orpiment, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAlunite, Anhydrite, Barite, Calcite, Chlorite, Dickite, Goethite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
AlterationSilicic, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production yearsREACTIVATED IN 1986
Discovery year1643
Identification
Deposit ID10057470
MRDS IDTC03020
Alternate namesSantana, Cerro Chivaque, Espanola, Inglesa, San Miguel, Animita,, Intermedio, Fortuna, Abundancia, Choquelimpie Mine, Choque-Limpie, Ore Bodies Zorro, Vizcachas, Rajo Hunidimento, Cerro Hundimento,
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-18.30292, -69.27787
References
FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.MINING, 1990, ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 47.MINING MAGAZINE, 1989 (OCT.), P. 254.PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980 INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.SALAS, R., KAST, R., MONTECINOS, F., Y SALAS, I., 1966, GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DEL ARICA: BOL. 21, IIG, SANTIAGO.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., WORLD GOLD: MINES-DEPOSITS-DISCOVERIES, VOL. 1: NORTH, CENTAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.SILLITOE, R.H., 1991, GOLD METALLOGENY OF CHILE--AN INTRODUCTION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1187-1205.GROPPER, H., CALVO, M., CRESPO, H., BISSO, C.R., CAUDRA, W.A., DUNKERLEY, P.M., AND AGUIRRE, E., 1991, THE EPITHERMAL GOLD-SILVER DEPOSIT OF CHOQUELIMPIE, NORTHERN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, N. 6, P. 1206-1221.CUARDA, W.A., AND DUNKERLEY, P.M., 1991, A HISTORY OF GOLD IN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1155-1173.CIMRIMINING MAGAZINE, 1989; MINING, 1990, ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 47; GROPPER AND OTHERS (1991)MINING MAGAZINE, 1989; GROOPER AND OTHERS (1991); SILLITOE (1991)