Ujina

Prospect in Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Geologic structures
  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 10097395
MRDS ID TC41708
Record type Site
Current site name Ujina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.68284, -20.96424 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 180 KM SE OF IQUIQUE, ABOUT 7 KM E OF LA GRANDE.

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Phyllic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.68284, -20.96424

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Upthrown Block Of Permo-Triassic Rocks In Fault Contact On The West (West Fissure Fault, Nw Trending) With Jurassic Marine Rocks And On The East In Fault Contact With Tertiary Volcanic (Loa Fault, Nw Trending). Hydrothermal Systems Are Aligned E-W.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1991

Mining district

District name Collahuasi District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Companhia Minera Dona Ines De Collahuasi
    First year 1991

Comments on the production information

  • SCHEDULED FOR PRODUCTION IN 1990'S. ACTIVE PROSPECT.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BENEATH POST-MINERALIZATION IGNIMBRITES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1994 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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