Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Anglesite, Atacamite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Enargite, Freibergite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Psilomelane, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite
GangueAdularia, Barite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Goethite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite, Specularite, Willemite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Sierra Gorda Pluton
Associated rockDiorite
StructureVeins Displaced By North-South Strike-Slip Faults; N-S To Ne Trending Normal Faulting
Tectonic settingLcret-Etert Magmatic Arc
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic; Alteration Weak; Feldspars Have Minor Sericite, Calcite; Ferromagnesium Minerals Have Chlorite, Epidote, Calcite To 20-30 M Away From Veins; Close To Ore Shoots Is 5-10 M Envelope Argillic And Sericitic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10057747
MRDS IDTC03387
Alternate namesRosario, Ore Shoots Faride I, Ii, Iii, Iv, V, Oscar, Jefecita, Jose, Veins: Ganimedes, Sorpresa, Irene, Tola, Zunny, Ancha,, Faride Vein System, Polvorin, Carla, Susana, Jefecita, Oscar, Yuby,, Del Medio, Norte
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.80421, -69.38285
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.BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSEAV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGON: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).WILLIAMS, W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES & UNPUBLISHED DATA,CAMUS, F., AND SKEWES, M.A., 1991, THE FARIDE EPITHERMAL SILVER-GOLD DEPOSIT, ANTOFAGASTA REGION CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1222-1237.CIMRICOMPANIA MINERA CERRO MINADOR; CAMUS AND SKEWES (1991)