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Nora

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104614
MRDS ID TC04363
Record type Site
Current site name Nora
Alternate or previous names Carmen Alto

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.41288, -24.39251 (WGS84)
Elevation 1220

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 24-22-30S AND 070-24-12W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antlerite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Brochantite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Phyllic, Argillic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formation
    Rock description La Negra Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.41288, -24.39251
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
    Strike N60-70W; N30W; N30-40E
    Dip 80N; 65-75NE; 90
    Length 30M
    Width 3M
  • General form LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
    Strike N60-70W; N30W; N30-40E
    Dip 80N; 65-75NE; 90
  • General form LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
    Strike N60-70W; N30W; N30-40E
    Dip 80N; 65-75NE; 90

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Quebrada Remiendos

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.01HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 9.14M
    Overall width 10M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED TO 60M

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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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