Chuqui Norte

Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057845
MRDS ID TC03513
Record type Site
Current site name Chuqui Norte
Alternate or previous names Pampa Norte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.89618, -22.21422 (WGS84)
Elevation 3035

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antlerite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Bornite Ore
Brochantite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Potassic, Sericiitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.89618, -22.21422

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Limited To West By Falla Oeste (N10e, 75-85 E)
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures Trending Ne And Nw

Ore body information

  • Length 4500M
    Width 500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chuquicamata

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • WILL BE DEVELOPED BY OPEN PIT

Comments on development

  • ANACONDA DRILLED 117 HOLES (36,080M) IN 1972.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ALVAREZ, C., MIRANDA, M., AND GUZMAN, V., 1980, GEOLOGIA DEL COMPLEJO CHUQUICAMATA, IN MINERIA DE COBRES PORFIDICOS: INSTITUTO DE INGENIEROS DE MINAS DE CHILE, SANTIAGO, V. 2, P. 314-363.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 14KM X 2KM INCLUSIVE OF CHUQUICAMATA OXIDIZED TO 120M; SUPERGENE-ENRICHED ZONE IS 2-12M THICK THREE MAIN BODIES

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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