Cutter Cove, Chile

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10079704
MRDS ID	W029798
Record type	Site
Current site name	Cutter Cove, Chile

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-72.42772, -53.34645 (WGS84)
Relative position	180 KM W FROM PUNTA ARENAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Copper	Primary
Silver	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Galena	Gangue
Pyrite	Gangue
Quartz	Gangue
Sphalerite	Unknown

Analytical data

Result	2 % CU-AVERAGE

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-72.42772, -53.34645	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

Strike N-S

Dip 48-70 DEG W

Strike	N-S
Dip	48-70 DEG W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No
Discovery year	1904
Discoverer	Gregorio Tomasovich

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Sociedad Minera De Cutter Cove
Type Owner

Owner Enami

Type	Operator
Owner	Sociedad Minera De Cutter Cove

Type	Owner
Owner	Enami

Comments on the workings information

MINE UNDER DEVELOPMENT (INTERNAT. DIR. OF MIN. AND MINER. PROC. OPERAT. 1977). CAPACITY 6000 MET TPM, EXPECTED 12000 MET TPM (SUTULOV, ZAUSCHQUEVICH, ET.AL.1975)

Comments on development

TOTAL$: 6.366

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W029798

Bibliographic references

Deposit

SUTULOV, ZAUSCHQUEVICH, ET.AL., 1975, EL COBRE CHILENO, ED. CORPORACION DEL COBRE (CODELCO), EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA S.A., 1975

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.