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La Exotica, Chile

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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079699
MRDS ID W029792
Record type Site
Current site name La Exotica, Chile

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.93284, -22.34754 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM S FROM CHUQUICAMATA

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
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Calcite, Chlorite, Pyrite, Epidote, Caolin, Sericite

Analytical data

Result 1.85 % CU AVERAGE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Grava Exotica
    Rock description Grava Exotica

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.93284, -22.34754
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 95M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ANCIENT DRAINAGE-SYSTHEM BROUGHT THE COPPER SOLUTIONS FROM CHUQUICAMATA TO THIS PLACE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1957
Discoverer Chile Exploration Co
Year of first production 1970

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Exotica S. A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Codelco-Chile

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^99.98 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 100wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 240HA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, ZAUSCHQUEVICH, ET AL., 1975, EL COBRE CHILENO, ED. CORPORATION DEL COBRE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA, DEC. 1974

  • Production

    D1)-D4) SUTULOV, ZAUSCHQUEVICH, ET AL., 1975; D5) BLICK DURCH DIE WIRTSCHAFT 15.3.1977;

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 80-150 M SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OVERBURDEN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Theune, C.T. U.S. Geological Survey

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