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Cerro Verde

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 10104459
MRDS ID TC03502
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Verde

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.2295, -22.29921 (WGS84)
Elevation 3250

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
Chrysocolla Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Aqua Verde/Tuina Formaiton
    Rock description Aqua Verde/Tuina Formaiton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.2295, -22.29921
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike 0-N10W; N70E
    Dip 70E-70W; 90
    Length 100M
    Width 25M
  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike 0-N10W; N70E
    Dip 70E-70W; 90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Caspana

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.3HA
    Overall depth 5M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 PITS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT NEARLY EXHAUSTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1967, #2145.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS < 5MM AND OCCASIONALLY IN AMYGDULES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-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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