| Deposit ID | 10057938 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03644 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rosita |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.20622, -22.12922 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | La Negra Formation |
| Rock description | La Negra Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -70.20622, -22.12922 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | 90/0 |
| Dip | 85S/24E |
| Length | 50M |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Punta Blanca-Cerro Tres Puntas |
|---|
| Year | 1959 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1954-59 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^6.13% | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.15HA |
| Overall depth | 70M |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03644 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
LOSERT, 1973, GENESIS OF COPPER MINERALIZATION AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATION IN THE JURASSIC VOLCANICS WITHIN THE BUENA ESPERANZA MINING AREA: UNIVERSIDAD DE CHLE, PUBLIC NO. 40, 64 P.
ENAMI, 1960, #2053R.
CIMRI
ENAMI, 1960.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO DISSEMINATED COPPER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.