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Graciela Ines

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058381
MRDS ID TC04335
Record type Site
Current site name Graciela Ines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.46955, -24.28501 (WGS84)
Elevation 840

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 24-17-36S AND 070-28-06W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

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) -70.46955, -24.28501
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 100M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Caleta El Cobre

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 182.88M

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

    SERMINAS, 1974, INVENTARIO Y EVALUACION DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES, PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA.

  • 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-DEC-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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