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Salvadora

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057684
MRDS ID TC03312
Record type Site
Current site name Salvadora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.19787, -23.15086 (WGS84)

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 23-09-00S AND 070-12-00W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.19787, -23.15086
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35E; NE
    Dip 61E; SE
    Length 60M
    Width 0.8M
  • Strike N35E; NE
    Dip 61E; SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Naguayan

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Period 1964-65
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^12.1%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 12wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 17000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1967

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.28HA
    Overall depth 15M
    Overall length 64.01M
    Overall width 40M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO MINES ARE 700M APART.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NORTHERN VEIN IS PROSPECTIVE

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.).

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1967, #22312.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1967.

Reporter information

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

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