Mine detail: Guanaco-La Olla Mine

Previously called 'Guanaca Sector, La Olla SectorOre Shoots: Guanaco N., Guanaco S., Paulino, Central, Del Medio,Maria Isabel, Colon'

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Location

Lat / long: -32.24746, -70.9162

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Silver
Secondary: Zinc, Copper, Lead
Ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Barite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Quartz, Sericite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:Cerro Morado Formation
Host type:Sandstone,Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
Associated rock:San Lorenzo Super Unit
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:Morro Hediondo Caldera.
Tectonic:Western Andean Cordillera.

References

MRDSTC39967
DEP10107188
Reference{Deposit:: CAMUS, F., BORIC, R., SKEWES, M.A., CASTELLI, J.C., REICHHARD, E., AND MESTRE, A., 1991, GEOLOGIC, STRUCTURAL, AND FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES OF EL BRONCE EPITHERMAL VEIN SYSTEM, PETORCA, CENTRAL CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1317-1345}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterPage, Norman J.