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Masabri

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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057991
MRDS ID TC03703
Record type Site
Current site name Masabri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.33955, -23.66419 (WGS84)
Elevation 700

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
Calcite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

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) -70.33955, -23.66419
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N50E
    Dip 65NW
    Length 20M
    Width 5M
    Depth to bottom 10M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra Del Ancla

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 8600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3 wt-pct Copper Major 1967

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.038HA
    Overall depth 5M
    Overall length 22.86M
    Overall width 15M

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.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1967.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENAMI,1967.

Reporter information

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

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