Nicolasa

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, 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 10057680
MRDS ID TC03307
Record type Site
Current site name Nicolasa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.12787, -23.21086 (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
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Hematite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Kaolinitic

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) -70.12787, -23.21086

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N25W
    Dip 80NE
    Length 50M
    Width 1.4M

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 Naguayan

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1936
    Total resources 31000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4 wt-pct Copper Major 1936
    Silver Ag 4.5 g/mt Silver Minor 1936

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.05HA
    Overall depth 120M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 10M

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 #3363.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    LEIDING, 1936.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION DISSEMINATED AND IN FRACTURES

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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