Disputada

Producer in Region Metropolitana, 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068471
MRDS ID W001536
Record type Site
Current site name Disputada
Alternate or previous names Los Bronces

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.29617, -33.14914 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 50 KM NE OF SANTIAGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Region Metropolitana(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Region Metropolitana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Barite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) None

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granodiorite;;;Tourmalinized Breccia, Age Not Shown
    Rock description Granodiorite;;;Tourmalinized Breccia, Age Not Shown
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.29617, -33.14914

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 11000M
    Width 5000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • 2 Belts In Fractured Granite. West Belt Trends 11km N-S, Is 20-500m Wide. East Belt Trends N 25 Deg W, Is 200-800m Wide

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Disputada, Rio Blanco

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Minera Disputada De Las Condes S. A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Miniere Et Metallurgique De Penarroya
  • Type Owner
    Owner Since July, 1971 Major Cu Companies Have Been Nationalized By Pres. Allende.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 189-189 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1969, V. 121, NO. 3, P. 257

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR. ANN. REV. 1970, JUNE, P. 299; 1969, P. 258

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8/4/77, P. 18, V. 65, NO. 150

  • Deposit

    1927 GEOLMAP CHILEAN GOVT (?)

  • Deposit

    BRUGGEN, JUAN, 1927, LA GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE LAS CONDES Y RIO BLANCO: ROL. SOC. NAC. MIN., V. 39, P. 283-291

  • Production

    THE 1968-69 ESTIMATES ARE FROM THE MINING JOURNAL ANNUAL REVIEW, 1969, 1970. THE 1970 ANNUAL PRODUCTION FIGURE IS FROM MINING MAGAZINE, 1969.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ESTIMATED BY GUS GOUDARZI 3/73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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