Tamaya

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058120
MRDS ID TC03908
Record type Site
Current site name Tamaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.35455, -30.54746 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.35455, -30.54746

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 50-60NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED CU FROM VEINS IN 19TH CENTURY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DOUGLAS, J., 1949, LAS MINAS DE COBRE EN CHILE: BOL. SONAMI, P. 35-71.

  • Deposit

    FLORES, H., 1942, GEOLOGIA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE Y ORO DE CHILE: IPIMIGEO 1, 2, P. 1156.

  • Deposit

    CUADRA, W.A., AND DUNKERLEY, P.M., 1991, A HISTORY OF GOLD IN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1155-1173.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CUADRA AND DUNKERLEY (1991)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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