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Huinquintipa Cu Mine

Occurrence 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068733
MRDS ID W001974
Record type Site
Current site name Huinquintipa Cu Mine
Alternate or previous names Huinquintipa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.74618, -20.95257 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Relative position APPROX. 250 KM SE OF COAST CITY IQUIQUE, LAST HALF BY TRAIL.

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 20-58-00S, 068-46-30W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Equivalent In Part To Altos De Pica Formation;
    Rock description Equivalent In Part To Altos De Pica Formation;
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.74618, -20.95257
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Broad Open Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses

Ore body information

  • General form SUBHORIZONTAL
    Dip 10E
    Thickness 20M
    Length 1200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lateral Movement Of Ground Water In Conglomerate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Collahuasi, Quebrada Blanca

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 3,000,000 TO 6,000,000 TONS
  • FROM 20,000 TO 200,000 TONS OF FINE CU

Comments on the workings information

  • ACTIVITY INFO AS OF 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 196 (SPANISH)

  • 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

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

  • Deposit

    1912 COMPILE INDEPENDENT WORK (?)

  • Deposit

    STANTON, M.E., 1912, HUINQUINTIPA: UNPUB. PRIVATE INF. (SPANISH ?).

  • Deposit

    1961 COMPILE SANTIAGO, CORP. FOMENTO PRODUCTION

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-AUG-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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