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Sagasca Cu Mine

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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  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 10068482
MRDS ID W001552
Record type Site
Current site name Sagasca Cu Mine
Alternate or previous names La Cascada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.3512, -20.19092 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Relative position ABOUT 100 KM E. OF COAST CITY, IQUIQUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Tenorite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) No Significant Alteration At Contact Of Intrusive Stocks

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Andean Diorite Complex (Granite To Diorite);Sequence Of Andesitic Porphyries & Cgl; May Include Chert Unit Of Unknown Age
    Rock description Andean Diorite Complex (Granite To Diorite);Sequence Of Andesitic Porphyries & Cgl; May Include Chert Unit Of Unknown Age
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Altos De Pica Formation, Cgl, Sst, Volcanic;Cgl, Sst, Shl, Mudstone Marine, Continental Sequence
    Rock description Altos De Pica Formation, Cgl, Sst, Volcanic;Cgl, Sst, Shl, Mudstone Marine, Continental Sequence
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.3512, -20.19092
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Fold, Faults And Plutonic Masses
Type of structure Local
Structure description Intrusion Of Two Medium-Sized Stocks Of Andean Diorite Complex. Cretaceous And Tertiary Dip 12 Deg. W. Pre-Mesozoic Rocks Are Complexly Faulted Steeply Dipping.

Ore body information

  • General form SUBHORIZONTAL
    Thickness 40M
    Length 4000M
    Width 300M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Possibly North-Trending Mineralized Faults.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CU OXIDE MINERALS ARE LOCALLY DESSEMINATED IN A CGL BED AT BASE OF ALTOS DE PICA FM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cerro Colorado

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mostly Continental Copper And Steel Industries Of U. S. And Chile Government Copper Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Cuprifera De Sagasca

Comments on the production information

  • 2) FIGURE IS DAILY PRODUCTION OF 4000 ST/DAY X 365

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EST. G. GOUDARZI BASED ON TOTAL $32.5 MIL. INVESTMENT AND EXPECTED PRODUCTION OF ABOUT 24,000 MET TONS METAL ANNUALLY.
  • LEACHING OPERATIONS - EST. 3/73 G. GOUDARZI BASED ON AT LEAST 20 YEAR RESERVES AT ANNUAL PRODUCTION RATE 1,500,000 MET TONS. ALSO ON CAPITAL INVESTMENT $17 MIL. IN CHILE, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE ABOUT 4000 MET TON/DAY THROUGHPUT

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 40M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL., TABLE 1 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR. ANN. REV. 1969, JUNE P. 258

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    KNOWLES, PAUL H., AND OTHERS, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE MAMINA AREA, PROVINCE OF TARAPACA, CHILE: U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. RME 4524, P. 12

  • 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.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980 INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Deposit

    GRAFF, E.H., 1955, PRIVATE UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE SAGASCA COPPER DEPOSIT.

  • Deposit

    KNOWLES, PAUL, AND OTHERS, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE MAMINA AREA, PROV. OF TARAPACA: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RAW MATERIALS EXPLORATION REPORT 4524, P. 12.

  • Deposit

    1955 COMPILE INDEPENDENT WORK

  • Deposit

    1958 RECON U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MINING MAG., 1969, REF.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EST. G. GOUDARZI 3/73 BASED ON TOTAL $32.5 MIL. INVEST.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COPPER OXIDE CEMENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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