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Los Pericos

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057571
MRDS ID TC03158
Record type Site
Current site name Los Pericos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.04955, -20.79758 (WGS84)
Elevation 742

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUOTS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 20-47-36S AND 070-04-06W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Calcite 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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.04955, -20.79758
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E
    Dip 50SE
    Length 400M
    Width 2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Salar Grande

Comments on the production information

  • 4000T OF TAILINGS AT 0.5% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 120M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HIGH CONSUMPTION OF ACID

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

    MORTIMER, C., SARIC, N., Y CACERES, R., 1971, APUNTES SOBRE MINAS EN LA REGION COSTERA DE TARAPACA: INEDITO, IIG.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit <20,000T CU

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Unknown University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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