Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model187: Massive sulfide, Sierran kuroko
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlDeposition On Distal Edges Of Volcanic Rocks In Basins Adjacent Or Above Volcanic Centers
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuth, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Hedenbergite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockBlack Shale,Limestone,Andesite
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock,Diorite,Rhyolite · Upper Coyhaique Formation
StructurePrecordillera Geotectonic Province, Magellan Geosyncline, Deposits Confined To Lenticular Local Basins Deposits Of Limestone And Black Shales At Three Different Levels In At Least Two Verticle Stacks And Occur Interfingering With Or Adjacent To Lenticular Limestone Beds.
Tectonic settingNorth-South Striking Island Arc Separated To The East By Deep Water Black Shales And Then Shallow-Water And Subaerial Sandstones
AlterationArgillic Alteration In Andesitic Breccia Below Concordia Ore Ii Body; Skarns
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10073041
MRDS IDW018847
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-29.99745, -70.99953
References
AM. METAL MARKET 7-15-76MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 58.WELLMER, F.W., REEVE, E.J., WENTZLAU, E., AND WESTENBERGER, H., 1983, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TOQUI DISTRICT, AYSEN, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 78, NO. 6, P. 1119-1143.OLCAY, L., STEPHON, R., AND RUZ, I., 1989, THE TOQUI DISTRICT, A CARBONATE HOSTED MANTO DEPOSIT IN THE 11TH REGION OF CHILE [ABSTR.]: SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, DEC. 3-8, 1989, NORTHWEST MINING ASSOCIATION 95TH ANNUAL CONVENTION, P. 27.WELLMER, REEVE, WENTZLAU, AND WESTENBERGER, 1983, P. 1138; OLCAY, STEPHON, AND RUZ, 1989, P. 27.