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Panulcillo Cu Mine

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068738
MRDS ID W001979
Record type Site
Current site name Panulcillo Cu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.20787, -30.45246 (WGS84)
Elevation 550
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM N. OF OVALLE, & 70 KM. SOUTH OF COQUIMBO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Apatite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Scapolite Gangue
Serpentine Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal And Contact Alteration

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Diorite Batholith Unit (Andean Unit);Porphyry Formation, Breccia, Porphyritic Tuffs;Porphyry Formation, Manto Of Porphyritic Lavas;Hydrothermally Altered Porphyry Unit
    Rock description Diorite Batholith Unit (Andean Unit);Porphyry Formation, Breccia, Porphyritic Tuffs;Porphyry Formation, Manto Of Porphyritic Lavas;Hydrothermally Altered Porphyry Unit
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Sedimentary Rocks, Meta Limestone, Sst
    Rock description Sedimentary Rocks, Meta Lst, Sst

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.20787, -30.45246
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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
Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticlinal Structure, Strikes Nw, East Limb Dips 50 Deg. E., West Limb Dips 60 Deg. W. See Info In Ore Control

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, TABULAR
    Strike N
    Dip 70 E
    Length 200M
    Width 3M
    Depth to top 50M
    Depth to bottom 350M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Intrusion Of Andean Diorite And 2 Sets Of Fractures Striking N-S & Ne-Sw Associated With Intrusion

Comments on the geologic information

  • METAMORPHISM IS PROMINENT IN THE MIDDLE JUR PART OF PORPHYRY FM. ROCKS DESCRIBED ARE METAPORPHYRY, AND UNITS OF GRANITIZED, SILICIFIED, PROPILITIZED AND SERICITIZED PORPHYRY. MINERALOGY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ROCK TYPE IS GIVEN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Panulcillo

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Mineria De Tocopilla

Comments on the production information

  • SHORT RESUME IN GONZALEZ 1954, REF, GIVES ERRATIC PRODUCTION HISTORY OF MINE FROM 1873-1945. IN 1873 PRODUCTION FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 400 AND 500 TONS ORE/MONTH OF 45% CU

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4 wt-pct Copper Major 1968

Comments on the reserve resource information

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 1600M
    Overall depth 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MANTO OR "LENS" CONSISTS OF GARNET-RICH LST WITHIN "ROCA CORNEA" (CONTACT ALTERED ROCK ACCORDING TO G. E. ERICKSEN) AND FELDSPAR-RICH METAMORPHOSED SST. THE MINE IS DIVIDED INTO A NORTH (MOST IMPORTANT) AND SOUTH SECTION BY A TRANSVERSE FAULT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGICA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, 305 P. (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ, P., EDUARDO, 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO-ECONOMICO DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE PANULCILLO Y REGIONES VECINAS: CHILE UNIV. INST. GEOLOGIA PUB. NO. 4, P. 46-92 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GONZALEZ, E., 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO-ECONOMICO DEL DISTRITO MINERO PANULCILLO Y REGIONES VECINAS: UNIVERSISAD DE CHILE, PUBLIC #4.

  • Deposit

    SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.)

  • Deposit

    GONZALES, P., EDUARDO, 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO - ECONOMICO DEL EISTRITO MINERO DE PANUCILLO Y REGIONES VECINAS: CHILE UNIV. INST. GEOLOGIA PUB. NO. 4, 46-92 (SPANISH).

  • Deposit

    1954 COMPILE UNIV. OF CHIL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: WORKED BEFORE BEGINNING OF CENTURY
Deposit THE ROCKS DESCRIBED IN THE PANULCILLO MASSIF (PART OF THE ANDEAN BATHOLITH) ARE DIORITE, DIORITE WITH BIOTITE AND HORNBLENDE, GABBRO, & GABBRO WITH AUGITE. MINERALOGY ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ROCK IS GIVEN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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