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Brillador Cu Mine

Occurrence 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096165
MRDS ID W001532
Record type Site
Current site name Brillador Cu Mine
Alternate or previous names Brillador Norte
Related records 10182549

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.19621, -29.80913 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Relative position 20 KM. NE. OF COAST CITY, LA SERENA

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
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal Alteration

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Andean Diorite Complex;Aqueros Formation
    Rock description Andean Diorite Complex;Aqueros Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Andesite Extrusive, Limestone & Sedimentary Rocks;Andesite Extrusive, Limestone & Sedimentary Rocks
    Rock description Andesite Extrusive, Limestone & Sedimentary Rocks;Andesite Extrusive, Limestone & Sedimentary Rocks

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.19621, -29.80913
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses
Type of structure Local
Structure description North-Trending Anticline And Adjacent Synclines To E& W. Two Sets Of Faults, Older Strikes N & Younger E

Ore body information

  • Strike N 63-80 W
    Dip 65 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Andean Diorite Complex Intrusive & Associated Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Un Discovery

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EST. BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73 TO HAVE POTENTIAL RESOURCES EQUAL TO EST. RESERVE
  • UN DISCOVERY (?) INFO LACKING

Comments on the workings information

  • NEW DISCOVERY IN PREVIOUSLY ACTIVE AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, TABLE 1. (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    BOWES, W. A. AND OTHERS, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RAIACTIVOS EN CHILE, PT. 2, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. 22, P. 59-72 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    DOUGLAS, JAMES, 1949, LAS MINAS DE COBRE EN CHILE: BOL SOC. NAC. MIN. P. 71-72 (SPANISH).

  • Deposit

    1949 COMPILE PROBABLY PRIVATE COMPANY

  • Deposit

    1958 RECON U S ATOMIC ENERGY COMM & INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CHILE

  • Reserve-Resource

    EST. BY G. GOUDARZ - 3/73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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