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Buitre-Minillas

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Cobalt, Lead
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058160
MRDS ID TC04010
Record type Site
Current site name Buitre-Minillas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.21621, -30.21079 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cobaltite Ore
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Analytical data

Result 4-5% CO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Arqueros Formation
    Rock description Arqueros Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.21621, -30.21079
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding At 0, 40e

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike 0
    Dip 50E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILTY LIMESTONE METAMORPHOSED TO INCLUDE ACTINOLITE AND DIOPSIDE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Buitre-Minillas

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2.29% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FOR 6 MONTHS DURING 1970.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    HORNKOHL, H., 1942, EL COBALTO EN CHILE: IPIMIGEO 1, 4, P. 1605.

  • Deposit

    SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1970, #4360.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BUITRE AND MINILLAS ARE INTERPRETED AS SAME ORE BODY BUT DISPLACED BY A STRIKE-SLIP FAULT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 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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