Santo Domingo

Producer in Chile with commodities Copper Oxide, Silver, Copper Sulfide
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058472
MRDS ID TC04457
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Domingo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.48454, -25.08917 (WGS84)
Elevation 60

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 25-06-24S AND 070-29-18W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Oxide Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Sulfide Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Digenite Ore
Malachite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Potassic, Propylitic, Silicic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    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) -70.48454, -25.08917

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults At N10w-N30e, 90

Ore body information

  • Strike 0
    Dip 60E
    Thickness 140M
    Length 200M
    Width 35M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding (0, 25w)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santo Domingo

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 143000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Oxide Cu 2.85 wt-pct Copper Major 1977
    Copper Sulfide Cu 5.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 120HA
    Overall depth 35M
    Overall length 1097.28M
    Overall width 1000M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 650T/D OXIDES AND 450T/D SULFIDES PROCESSED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1977, #2363.

  • 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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED TO 15M; SECONDARY ENRICHMENT AT 50M. MINERALIZATION AT TOP OF AMYGDALOIDAL ANDESITE AND AT FLOW CONTACTS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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