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Abundancia

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057844
MRDS ID TC03512
Record type Site
Current site name Abundancia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.21121, -23.14753 (WGS84)
Elevation 950

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SURFACE SAMPLE

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Analytical data

Result 1.75%

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) -70.21121, -23.14753
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0-12W
    Dip 75E
    Length 150M
    Width 2M

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

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 30-40T OF TAILINGS AT 2-3%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 137.16M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: NOT PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

Reporter information

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

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