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General Baquedano-Aurora

Past Producer 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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104415
MRDS ID TC03183
Record type Site
Current site name General Baquedano-Aurora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.77284, -21.92588 (WGS84)
Elevation 3750

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
Atacamite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Enargite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Propylitic

Analytical data

Result 2 DRILL HOLES (1939): 0.03-1.15% CU
Result 2-11 G/T AG
Result , 0-TR AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.77284, -21.92588
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W; N62W
    Dip 80NE-75SW; 60NE-60SW
    Length 160M
    Width 0.2M
  • Strike N40W; N62W
    Dip 80NE-75SW; 60NE-60SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name El Abra

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 3.9HA
    Overall depth 30M
    Overall length 274.32M
    Overall width 130M

Comments on development

  • TWO 45 DEGREE DRILL HOLES (1939 - CHILE EXPLORATION COMPANY)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., Y MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1973 & 1974, #135, 1028, 1775, 1887, & 1889.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE 150M APART

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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

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