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The Chanarcillo District produced at least $ 100 million in silver before abandonment. This production from up to 20 mines was limited to a third of a square mile. From 1860 until 1885, 2,500,000 kg of silver was produced. Most production occurred before 1930 and since then until 1960, only minor
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In 1870, 1,570 miners worked in the Chañarcillo mines; however the mines were exhausted by 1874 and mining largely ended in 1888 after the mines were accidentally flooded. Despite this, Chañarcillo was the most productive mining district in 19th century Chile.
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Segerstrom, Kenneth (1962). "Regional Geology of the Chanarcillo Silver Mining District and Adjacent Areas, Chile".
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Groups of large crystals have been found at Chañarcillo, including
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In the oxidized zone, ore minerals include native silver and
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within these fractures and faults within interbedded
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Chañarcillo train station in 1862
Chañarcillo is located in Chile
27°48′42″S 70°24′56″W / 27.81167°S 70.41556°W / -27.81167; -70.41556
Chile
Region
Atacama Region
Province
Copiapó Province
Atacama Desert
Copiapó Province
Atacama Region
Chile
Vallenar
Copiapó
silver mining
Juan Godoy
Chilean silver rush
pillars
dome
fractures
striking
faults
ore
veins
limestones
tuffs
supergene
sulfide
water table
argentite

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