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Descubridora

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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058044
MRDS ID TC03773
Record type Site
Current site name Descubridora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.20787, -25.45083 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300

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
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.20787, -25.45083
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60-80W; N30E
    Dip 70-80S; 80NE
    Length 600M
    Width 1.3M
  • Strike N60-80W; N30E
    Dip 70-80S; 80NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Canchas

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2-8% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 80M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT EXHAUSTED; WAS MOST IMPORTANT MINE IN CANCHAS DISTRICT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1962, INEDITO #1634.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1957 & 1966, #2447.

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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