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Diana

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Uranium
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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. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057849
MRDS ID TC03518
Record type Site
Current site name Diana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.13622, -22.15255 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic, Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.13622, -22.15255
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 60M
    Width 40M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Probably At Intersection Of Two Faults One Of Which Trends N60w, 75sw

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Punta Blanca-Cerro Tres Puntas

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera De Tocopilla

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.24HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 54.86M
    Overall width 40M

Comments on development

  • SOME DRILLING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1987, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    KLOHN, E., 1961, YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE Y URANIO EN EL DISTRITO MINERO DE TOCOPILLA:MEMORIA UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, SANTIAGO, 149 P.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1972, #4582.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1966, #2053R.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION ELONGATE NORTH-SOUTH SMALL AMOUNTS OF DISSEMINATED SULFIDES

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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