Past Producer

Andacollo Placers

Chile
Gold
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Description

Incas

Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingCoastal Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1568
Discovery year1525
Identification
Deposit ID10064993
MRDS IDTC39959
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-30.2219, -71.08898
References
CUADRA, W.A., AND DUNKERLEY, P.M., 1991, A HISTORY OF GOLD IN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1155-1173.REYES, M., 1991, THE ANDACOLLO STRATA-BOUND GOLD DEPOSIT, CHILE, AND ITS POSITION IN A PORPHYRY COPPER-GOLD SYSTEM: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1301-1316.CIMRICUADRA AND DUNKERLEY (1991), REYES (1991).