| Deposit ID | 10057802 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03462 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Rosa |
| Alternate or previous names | Santa Rosa Copper Property |
| Related records | 10134326 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.4295, -22.50087 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3060 |
| Relative position | 50 KM E OF CALAMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Result | FLUID INCLUSION HOMOGENIZATION TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 90 AND 200 DEGREES CELSIUS |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Tuina Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Tuina Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -68.4295, -22.50087 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ns-Trending San Jose Fault Nearby |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tuina |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Latin American Mines |
| Year | 1960 |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Enami |
| Year | 1963 |
| First year | 1967 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | North Lily Mining Co. And Mahogany Co. |
| Interest | 51 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 55000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 600000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03462 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
RACZYNSKI, A., 1963, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE TUINA: TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA, 117 P.
ANONYMOUS, 1992, NORTH LILY MINING EXPLORES COPPER PROPERTY IN N. CHILE: SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, OCT. 24, 1992, P. 3.
CIMRI
BORIC, ET AL., 1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE BODIES; OXIDIZED TO 20M, THREE MANTOS ARE BETWEEN 2.5 AND 8 M THICK, EXPOSED OVER AREA 250 X 120 M; OREBODY EXTENDS DOWN DIP TO NW |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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