Rebeca

Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10057675
MRDS ID TC03301
Record type Site
Current site name Rebeca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.11621, -23.2292 (WGS84)
Elevation 1360

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antlerite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Kaolinitic

Analytical data

Result 6.5-7.7% CU, 9 G/T AG (1935 SAMPLES)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.11621, -23.2292

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15W
    Dip 45NE
    Length 100M
    Width 2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Naguayan

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 13000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INLCUDES TAILINGS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 125M
    Overall length 91.44M

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

    SARIC, N., ET AL., 1972, APUNTES SOBRE ALGUNAS MINAS DE LA REGION COSTERA DE ANTOFAGASTA:

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LEIDING, B., 1936, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN 33363.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1971, INEDITO #1602.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    IIG, 1971.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION DISSEMINATED AND IN FRACTURES; OXIDIZED TO 70M, SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT TO 108M. BETWEEN 20,000-200,000T CU

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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