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Maria Vein

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065222
MRDS ID TC40329
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Vein

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.71118, -22.05144 (WGS84)
Relative position 42 KM NORTH OF CHUQUICAMATA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • 1 KM EAST OF SOUTH OF EL ABRA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite And Kaolinite With Weak Disseminated Cu Mineralization Up To 10 M From Vein.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Southern Granodiorite
    Rock description Southern Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.71118, -22.05144
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4M
    Length 1800M
    Depth to top 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner British Compania Minera Of Calama .
    First year 1900
    Last year 1925

Comments on the production information

  • UPPER OXIDE ZONE AND SECONDARY ENRICHMENT ZONE MINED IN PAST.

Comments on development

  • 2 DIAMOND DRILL HOLES WITH HIGH GRADE CU MINERALIZATION AT 300 M.

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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