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Atahualpa

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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104468
MRDS ID TC03542
Record type Site
Current site name Atahualpa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.22121, -23.17253 (WGS84)
Elevation 1050

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
Chalcanthite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Kaolinitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.22121, -23.17253
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0; N10-15E; 0
    Dip 55E; 45E; 90
    Length 50M
    Width 1M
  • Strike 0; N10-15E; 0
    Dip 55E; 45E; 90
    Length 60M
    Width 0.4M
  • Strike 0; N10-15E; 0
    Dip 55E; 45E; 90
    Length 25M
    Width 4M

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 Naguayan

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Period 1964-66
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^12.55%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 13wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 25000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1967

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 5OOT OF TAILINGS AT 1%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 1.8HA
    Overall depth 45M
    Overall length 109.73M
    Overall width 150M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, ADIT; STOPED TO SURFACE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1967 #22281 & 22312.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1967.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED TO 45M. ENTRY#2 60M NORTHEAST OF MAIN VEIN AND ENTRY#3 100M SOUTHEAST OF MAIN VEIN.

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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