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San Jose, Tuina Cu Mine

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. Production statistics
  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 10068739
MRDS ID W001981
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose, Tuina Cu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.42783, -22.53754 (WGS84)
Elevation 3100
Relative position ABOUT 60 KM SE. OF CALAMA

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
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Silicic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tuina Formation;Pampa Formation
    Rock description Tuina Formation;Pampa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.42783, -22.53754
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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. South-Plunging Syncline.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Synclinal Structure Cut By Fault Parallel To Axis. Other Faults At N20w, 60sw, And N8w-90, 90.

Ore body information

  • General form SYNCLINAL STRUCTURE
    Strike N 10 E
    Dip 20 S
    Thickness 80M
    Length 370M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault At O, 70e

Comments on the geologic information

  • COPPER DISSEMINATED IN SANDSTONES; VEIN IN VOLCANICS; RECORD W700668 BY DELILAH J. BEOUGHER FOR GREGORY T. SPANSKI HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tuina

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Tuina Ltda. ), North Lily Mining Co.
    First year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Period -1965 ?
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.5 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NORTH LILY MINING CO. BEGAN PRODUCING IN MARCH, 1992, WITH DIRECT OPERATING COSTS AT 57 CENTS PER POUND.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FROM 20,000 TO 200,000 TONS OF FINE CU
  • TO BE DEVELOPED WITH OPEN PIT USING PLANT NEARBY HAVING CAPACITY OF 1000 T/D

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 1.75HA
    Overall depth 80M
    Overall length 320.04M
    Overall width 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONLY 30 M OF 400 M ORE BODY ADJACENT TO FAULT IS CONSIDERED OF COMMERCIAL GRADE. LATERALLY THE DEPOSIT IS TERMINATED BY THE FAULT AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHES IN OTHER DIRECTION, MINE ACTIVE UNTIL 1965

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY BETWEEN 300,000 AND 500,000 TONNES/YEAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 194 (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

    RACZYNSKI, A., 1963, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE TUINA: TESIS DE GRADO, DEPTO. GEOL., FAC. DE CS. FIS. Y MAT., UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, 117 P.

  • Deposit

    CAMUS, F., 1986, LOS YACIMIENTOS ESTRATOLOGADOS DE CU, PB-ZN, Y AG DE CHILE, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 548-635.

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESARROLLO, SANTIAGO (12 VOLS.)

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1973, #2100.

  • Deposit

    FLORES, H., 1956, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #2797.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.

  • Deposit

    ANON., 1992, NORTH LILY AND TUINA MINE IN CHILE NOW OPERATING: SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, AUGUST 8, 1992, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    RACZYNSKI, ANDRES, 1962, MINA JOSE, TUINA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL., UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION (SPANISH).

  • Deposit

    1958 COMPILE INDEPENDENT WORK

  • Deposit

    1962 COMPILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS, CHILE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RUIZ, 1965, REF.; ENAMI, 1973; SKILLINGS (1992)

  • Reserve-Resource

    CAMUS, 1986; BORIC ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT FOLDED IN NORTH-TRENDING, SOUTH-PLUNGING SYNCLINE; ALSO FAULT LIMITS VEIN TO WEST. MINERALIZATION <30 M FROM FAULT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-73 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-89 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-SEP-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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