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Argentina

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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  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 10057908
MRDS ID TC03601
Record type Site
Current site name Argentina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.08954, -23.41086 (WGS84)
Elevation 980

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
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formation
    Rock description La Negra Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.08954, -23.41086
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Andesite Dikes Intrude The Lavas

Ore body information

  • Strike 0
    Dip 55E
    Length 70M
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Mantos Blancos

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.007HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 9.14M
    Overall width 7M

Comments on the workings information

  • PITS ALONG STRIKE OF VEIN.

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, 1966, #22271.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN A DIKE WITHIN FRACTURES. SOLEDAD #7 & 8, VERONICA, MOLLIE #99 & 100 LIE NEARBY AND ARE SIMILAR.

Reporter information

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

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