Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper, Silver
SecondaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAlbite, Anhydrite, Gypsum, Hematite, Sulfur, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockDacite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10065219
MRDS IDTC40323
Alternate namesCasale Hill, Cathedral Peak, Vein Zone
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-27.78886, -69.33283
References
VILA, T. AND SILLITOE, R.H., 1991, GOLD-RICH PORPHRY SYSTEMS IN THE MARICUNGA BELT, NORTHERN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1238-1260.SILLITOE, R.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND VILA, T., 1991, RECONNAISSANCE K-AR GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE MARICUNGA GOLD-SILVER BELT, NORTHERN CHILE: ECOMOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1261-1270.LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 16, JANUARY '94, P. 17.CIMRI