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Unidentified Mine

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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057597
MRDS ID TC03197
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.19952, -21.94088 (WGS84)
Elevation 2250

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Quinchamale Formation
    Rock description Quinchamale Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.19952, -21.94088
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding At 0, 80w

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike 0
    Dip 80W
    Thickness 3M
    Length 750M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra De Moreno

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1932
    Total resources 300000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3 wt-pct Copper Major 1932

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 50M
    Overall length 914.4M

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY CHILE EXPLORATION COMPANY IN 1930'S ; ECON.COM: DEEMED PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., Y MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    PERKINS, W. AND MARSH, W., 1932, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #3732,

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    PERKINS & MARSH, 1932.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WITHIN A TREND, A FEW KILOMETERS LONG, OF COPPER DEPOSITS SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.

Reporter information

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

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