Producer

San Cristobal

Chile
GoldSilver
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Description

Spanish Colonials

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockGranite
StructureHost Rock Dike Trends N55w And Dips Steeply To Sw.
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1990
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10106985
MRDS IDTC03728
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-23.54752, -69.5412
References
WILLIAMS,W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES.RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.HOWELL, D. Y ASPILLAGA, J., MINERIA CHILENA # 80.MINING MAGAZINE, 1990 (JULY), P. 46.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. 18, JULY '94, P. 25.CIMRICUADRA AND DUNKERLEY (1991)WILLIAMS, W.C. (1990). LITTLE (1994).