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La Cascada Deposit

Occurrence in Region Metropolitana, Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10084867
MRDS ID W700086
Record type Site
Current site name La Cascada Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.23283, -33.14747 (WGS84)
Elevation 3750
Relative position 47 KM NE OF SANTIAGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Region Metropolitana(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Region Metropolitana

Comments on the location information

  • 1 KM SE OF ANDINA MINE WORKINGS, 2.2 KM SE OF DISPUTADA MINE WORKINGS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Specularite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz-Sericite

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite
    Rock unit name Cascada Granodiorite
    Rock description Cascada Granodiorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.23283, -33.14747
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE
    Thickness 250M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rio Blanco - Dispurada

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Codelco

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MAXIMUM HYPOTHETICAL ESTIMATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MOLYBDENUM ENCYLOPAEDIA, 1778-1978, VOLUME 1, P. 82-83.

  • Deposit

    CEPEDA, A., 1981, GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DEL DISTRITO RIO BLANCO - DISPUTADA: INST. INVEST. GEOL. CHILE BOL. 36, 43 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ELLIPTICAL BRECCIA PIPE 0.3 SQ KM AREAL EXTENT IN GRANODIORITE. TOTAL AREA ALTERED AND MINERALIZED. AREA MINERALIZED IS 17.5 HA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1988 Leonard, Kenneth R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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