Bateas-Augustinas

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Gold
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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Production statistics
  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 10104533
MRDS ID TC03855
Record type Site
Current site name Bateas-Augustinas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.24953, -27.49747 (WGS84)
Elevation 730

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2.21% CU
Result 3.8 G/T AU
Result 50 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.24953, -27.49747

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W; N20W
    Dip SW; 50-65SW
    Width 3M
  • Strike N40W; N20W
    Dip SW; 50-65SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR CONTACT WITH ALBITE-RICH INTRUSION

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Punta Del Cobre

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
  • Year 1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2.7% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 8wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^4% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 350M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    PINTO, R., 1972, INEDITO (ENAMI).

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    FLORES, H., 1938, INFORME GEOLOGICO MINERAL PUNTA DEL COBRE: BOL MIN PETR, 130.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ALSO INCLUDES ABUNDANCIA

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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