Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Barite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Cerro Morado Formation;Cerro Morado Formation;Cerro Morado Formation;Cerro Morado Formation
Associated rockDiorite · San Lorenzo Superunit
StructureMorro Hediondo Caldera
Tectonic settingWestern Andean Cordillera
AlterationWeak Alteration Up To 1-2 From Veins; Silicic, Argillic, Propylitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10058199
MRDS IDTC04069
Alternate namesBronce Viejo, El Bronce De Petorca, El Bronce Sector Carmen Level, Ore Shoots Rosario I, Ii, Iii, Vein: El Bronce Vein
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.17579, -70.9362
References
RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.CAMUS, F. Y DUHALDE, M.A., 1982, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS HIDROTERMALES DE ORO EN CHILE: REV. GEOL. DE CHILE, 17, P. 47-70.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., WORLD GOLD: MINES-DEPOSITS-DISCOVERIES, VOL. 1: NORTH, CENTAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES.SERPLAC, 1981, ESTUDIO DEL SECTOR MINERO DE LA V REGION: SANTIAGO (6 VOLS.).CAMUS, F., BORIC, R., SKEWES, M.A., CASTELLI, J.C., REICHHARD, E., AND MESTRE, A., 1991, GEOLOGIC, STRUCTURAL, AND FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES OF EL BRONCE EPITHERMAL VEIN SYSTEM, PETORCA, CENTRAL CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1317-1345.SILLITOE, R.H., 1991, GOLD METALLOGENY OF CHILE - AN INTRODUCTION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1187-1205.ENAMI, 1932, #5060.CIMRI