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Incahuasi

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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057832
MRDS ID TC03493
Record type Site
Current site name Incahuasi
Alternate or previous names Laguna Verde

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.24978, -22.38087 (WGS84)
Elevation 3250

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 (1984) LOCATION AT 22-22-00S AND68-15-00W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 3.73% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Agua Verde-Tuina Formation
    Rock description Agua Verde/Tuina Formation;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.24978, -22.38087
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 90
    Length 30M
    Width 0.5M

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 Caspana

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.03HA
    Overall depth 30M
    Overall length 27.43M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT NEARLY EXHAUSTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LAHSEN, A. AND MUNIZAGA, F., 1983, GEOLOGIA DE LOS CUADRANGULOS PUTANA, LICANCABUR, CERROS GUAYAQUES, Y AIQUINA: UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO GEOLOGIS Y GEOFISICA, 95 P.

  • 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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA REPORT AS A NE-STRIKING MANTO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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