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Andacollo-Santa Maria-Elquina

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057867
MRDS ID TC03543
Record type Site
Current site name Andacollo-Santa Maria-Elquina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.22287, -23.1692 (WGS84)
Elevation 1030

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

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) -70.22287, -23.1692
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0; 0; N20E
    Dip 67E; E; 47E
    Length 70M
    Width 0.25M
  • Strike 0; 0; N20E
    Dip 67E; E; 47E
    Length 20M
    Width 0.2M
  • Strike 0; 0; N20E
    Dip 67E; E; 47E

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 production information

  • 7T AT 12% PRODUCED IN JULY, 1965.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.035HA
    Overall depth 12M
    Overall length 64.01M
    Overall width 5M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT; STOPED TO SURFACE AT ANDACOLLO.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ELQUINA NOT PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1966, #22218.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1966.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SANTA MARIA 500M WEST OF ANDACOLLO AND ELQUINA 100M NORTH OF ANDACOLLO. ANDACOLLO IS EXTENSION OF ATAHUALPA VEIN.

Reporter information

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

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