| Deposit ID | 10106980 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03374 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Catalina -Santiaguina |
| Alternate or previous names | Catalina |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.34285, -22.84587 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1700 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Antlerite | Ore |
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | 1.76% CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -69.34285, -22.84587 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Proximal To Transcurrent Antofagasta-Calama Fault Which Trends Northeast. |
| Strike | N50E; N30E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50SE; 90 |
| Length | 1500M |
| Width | 300M |
| Strike | N50E; N30E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50SE; 90 |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sierra Gorda |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Compania Minera Sociedad Azul |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 30000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 125M |
| Overall length | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03374 |
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE:SANTIAGO, 334 P.
SERMINAS, 1974, INVENTARIO Y EVALUACION DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: MINISTERIO MINERIA.
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., Y MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.)
WILLIAMS, W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES.
KUNTZ, J., 1928, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: SONAMI, 77 P.
MAKSAEV, V., BORIC, R., ZENTILLI, M., AND REYNOLDS, P., 1988, SIGNIFICADOS METALOGENICO DE DATACIONES K-AR, 40AR-39AR, Y TRAZAS DE FISION DE ZONAS MINERALIZADAS EN EL NORTE GRANDE DE CHILE: V CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO, P. B65-B86.
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE, ED. INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS DE CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA S.A.
SERRANO, MARIO, 1962, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PART OF THE SIERRA GORDA DISTRICT, PROV. OF ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-4570.
CIMRI
KUNTZ, J., 1928.
BORIC, ET AL., 1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ECONOMIC MINERALIZATION IN FRACTURES FORMING A SEMI-VERTICAL LENS WHICH INCREASES IN SIZE WITH DEPTH. OXIDIZED TO 40M; SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT TO 220M. |
| Deposit | RECORD W029861 BY C.T. THEUNE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS RECORD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1978 | Theune, C.T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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