Producer

El Indio

Chile
GoldSilverCopperArsenicAntimonyLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
SecondaryArsenic, Antimony
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlInca Sur And Nica Norte Faults Bound Mineralization Within Caldera Complex
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAlunite, Barite, Jarosite, Limonite, Quartz, Sulfur
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockDiorite,Dacite
Structure2 Major Nw-Dipping Faults
AlterationArgillic, Advanced Argillic, Sericitic, Silicic, Propylitic, Phyllic (Propylitic Is Located Outside Of Bounding Faults)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1980
Discovery year1974
Identification
Deposit ID10084810
MRDS IDW700018
Alternate namesTambo Pit, Wendy Norte Deposit
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-29.76579, -69.97951
References
MOSIER AND OTHERS, 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1666, P. 14-15.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987.SIDDELEY, G., AND ARANEDA, R., 1986, THE EL INDIO-TAMBO GOLD DEPOSITS, CHILE, IN MCDONALD, A.J., ED., GOLD 86, AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF GOLD DEPOSITS, PROCEEDINGS, P. 445-456.SIDDELEY, G., AND ARANEDA, R., 1987, THE EL INDIO-TAMBO GOLD DEPOSITS, CHILE, IN WORKSHOP FIELD GUIDE, IUGS/UNESCO DEPOSIT MODELING PROGRAM WORKSHOP, HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN VOLCANIC CENTERS.RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.LLAUMET, C., Y HENRIQUEZ, F., 1976, FAJA DE MINERALIZACION DE ORE, PLATA, COBRE, Y ARSENICO EN LA CORDILLERA ANDINA DE LA III Y IV REGIONES DE CHILE: I CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO.ARANEDA, R., 1982, EL INDIO YACIMIENTO DE ORE, PLATA, Y COBRE, COQUIMBO, CHILE: REV. MINERALES 160.ELEVATORSKI, E.A., WORLD GOLD: MINES-DEPOSITS-DISCOVERIES, VOL. 1: NORTH, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA: MINOBRAS MINING SERVICES.SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS).CUADRA, W.A., AND DUNKERLEY, P.M., 1991, A HISTORY OF GOLD IN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1155-1173.LITTLE, M. L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 16, JANUARY '94, P. 17.CIMRICUNNINGHAM (1988); LITTLE (1994).