Mina Rencoret

Past Producer 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  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 10104475
MRDS ID TC03563
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Rencoret
Alternate or previous names Desengano, Rajo Elisa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.8012, -23.00753 (WGS84)
Elevation 1520

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
Antlerite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Bornite Ore
Brochantite Ore
Chalcanthite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.8012, -23.00753

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults At Nw, 65-80ne And Nw, 30-45nw Fractures In Vein At N45w Rhyodacite Dikes At Nne, 12-30e

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-45E
    Dip 90
    Length 310M
    Width 20M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Rencoret Fault At N45e, 80nw & 80se

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra Rencoret

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2-3% (Soluble)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 3wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 2800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 136HA
    Overall depth 70M
    Overall length 1554.48M
    Overall width 800M

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

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    IIG, 1971, #1481.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 19??, #22286.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALSO MANTO AND IRREGULAR FRACTURES. NO SUPERGENE-ENRICHED ZONE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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