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Altamira

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079707
MRDS ID W029801
Record type Site
Current site name Altamira

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.32121, -26.43582 (WGS84)
Elevation 500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 50 KM N OF EL SALVADOR.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Trachyte
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.32121, -26.43582
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Reg.Struct: Near Falla Salado

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N30E
    Dip 70W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name El Salado

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Enami; Sociedad Minera Pudahuel
    First year 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RUIZ FULLER STATED IN 1965: 20,000 MET. TONS COPPER CONTENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE, ED. INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS DE CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA S.A.

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY '94, P. 25.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Theune, C.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-SEP-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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