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Hacete Grande

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. Production statistics
  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 10057641
MRDS ID TC03260
Record type Site
Current site name Hacete Grande

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.36622, -23.52253 (WGS84)
Elevation 350

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 23-32-36S AND 070-22-42W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formation
    Rock description La Negra Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.36622, -23.52253
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault At N60-80w, 90

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N20W
    Dip NE
    Length 25M
    Width 7M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra La Cadena

Production statistics

  • Year 1964
    Period 1963-64
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 4wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.39HA
    Overall depth 30M
    Overall length 59.44M
    Overall width 60M

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

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATIONS IN FRACTURES <20,000T CU

Reporter information

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

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