Description
Indians, Incas
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
SecondaryMercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFaults And Shear Zone Which Dips 60 Deg W
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Cinnabar, Gold, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockHornfels,Andesite
Associated rockAndesite · Porfiritica Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1525
Identification
Deposit ID10079702
MRDS IDW029795
Alternate namesDelirio-Republicana MineDelirio, Punitaqui, Los Mantos De Punitaqui
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-30.87579, -71.25454
References
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.MCALLISTER, J.F., FLORES, H. AND RUIZ FULLER, C., 1959, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF CHILE, P.384, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-E.CUADRA, W.A., AND DUNKERLEY, P.M., 1991, A HISTORY OF GOLD IN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1155-1173.SILLITOE, R.H., 1991, GOLD METALLOGENY OF CHILE--AN INTRODUCTION: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1187-1205.CIMRI