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Inca-Rinconada

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057868
MRDS ID TC03544
Record type Site
Current site name Inca-Rinconada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.21954, -23.1692 (WGS84)
Elevation 1070

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Kaolinitic

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) -70.21954, -23.1692
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0-N38E; N43W
    Dip E; 56NE
    Length 15M
    Width 0.3M
  • Strike 0-N38E; N43W
    Dip E; 56NE
    Length 5M
    Width 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Naguayan

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Period 1964-66
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8.6-19%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 14wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 50T OF TAILINGS AT 1.5-2.0%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.035HA
    Overall depth 7M
    Overall length 32M
    Overall width 10M

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, (12VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1966, #22218.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1966.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RINCONADA IS 600M NORTH OF INCA.

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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