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Rosario

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. Reserves and resources
  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 10057864
MRDS ID TC03538
Record type Site
Current site name Rosario

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.26955, -23.02587 (WGS84)
Elevation 1107

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite 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 Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.26955, -23.02587
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0; N25E
    Dip 60W; 46NW
    Length 300M
    Width 2M
  • Strike 0; N25E
    Dip 60W; 46NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTRUSIVES HEAVILY INUNDATED WITH EPIDOTE-FILLED FRACTURES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Los Hornos-Chacaya

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 19000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ALSO 12,000T TAILINGS AT 0.5-1% CU (SOLUBLE)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 3.15HA
    Overall depth 90M
    Overall length 320.04M
    Overall width 90M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, INCLINE; STOPE TO SURFACE WORKINGS DILAPIDATED

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.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1971, INEDITO #1602.

  • 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

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1967.

  • Reserve-Resource

    IIG, 1971.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A NUMBER OF SUB-PARALLEL VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 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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