San Francisco

Producer in Chile with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10057843
MRDS ID	TC03511
Record type	Site
Current site name	San Francisco
Alternate or previous names	Rincon, Casucha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-69.33452, -22.87254 (WGS84)
Elevation	1720
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Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Silver	Primary
Lead	Secondary
Zinc	Secondary
Copper	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Bornite	Ore
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Galena	Ore
Gold	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore
Pyrite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Paleocene
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Paleocene

Host or associated Host

Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-69.33452, -22.87254	ListMap

Ore body information

Strike N80W

Dip 90

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Sierra Gorda

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	TC03511

Bibliographic references

Deposit

FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.
Deposit

KUNTZ, J., 1928, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: SONAMI.
Other Database

CIMRI

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	<1500KG GOLD

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-SEP-1989	Williams, William C.	University of Arizona