| Deposit ID | 10078122 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026283 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Huanteme |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.85287, -28.4508 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 760 |
| Relative position | VALLENAR; HUASCO PORT, 45 KM W OF |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 61 |
|---|---|
| Result | SIO2 , 8.3 |
| Result | S, 0.01 |
| Result | AND P, 0.06 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -70.85287, -28.4508 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR BODY |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 500M |
| Width | 50M |
| General form | LENTICULAR BODY |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cerro Huanteme |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Santa Barbara |
| Year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE FE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Shipping Grade (Approx. 64 %) Fe Ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 9000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026283 |
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE (GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE): CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., 305 P., TABLES. (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858G
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22S
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.
RUIZ, C., Y HORNKOHL, H., 1942, INFORME SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE FE UBICADOS AL NORTE DE VALLENAR (DESDE EL CERRO COLORADO HASTA HUANTEME): INEDITO (DEMIPE)
DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)
CIMRI
ALVARADO, 1970
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AVERAGE THICKNESS 50 M |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
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