Santo Domingo

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057476
MRDS ID TC03030
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Domingo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.30123, -18.7518 (WGS84)
Elevation 150

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 18-44-48S AND 070-20-45W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Covellite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Camaraca Formation
    Rock description Camaraca Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.30123, -18.7518

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Attitude Of Sequence Is 0/25-35e Post-Mineralization Dikes Along Veins

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E; N40E; N50W; N20E
    Dip 75E; 80W; ? ; 90
    Length 600M
    Width 1M
  • Strike N10E; N40E; N50W; N20E
    Dip 75E; 80W; ? ; 90
  • Dip 75E; 80W; ? ; 90
  • Strike N10E; N40E; N50W; N20E
    Dip 75E; 80W; ? ; 90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chaca

Production statistics

  • Year 1963
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 200M
    Overall depth 36M

Reference information

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

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980 INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Deposit

    SALAS, R. Y OTROS, 1966, GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE ARICA: BOL. 21, IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LAST TWO ENTRIES ARE GINA (150M X 1M) AND IVAN, BOTH WEST OF SANTO DOMINGO <20,000T CU

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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