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Juarez

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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106981
MRDS ID TC03399
Record type Site
Current site name Juarez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.22122, -22.73754 (WGS84)
Elevation 1010

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
Chrysocolla Ore

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) -70.22122, -22.73754
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding - 90, 35-40n

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike 90
    Dip 35-40N
    Thickness 50M
    Length 200M
    Width 45M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Michilla

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Carolina De Michilla

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^2.12%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Total resources 753000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.12 wt-pct Copper Major 1968

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1HA
    Overall depth 45M
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 50M

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

    ESPINOZA, S., 1981, ESBOZO METALOGENICO DEL DISTRITO CAROLINA DE MICHILLA, II REGION, CHILE: 1ST COLLOQUIO SOBRE VOLCANISMO Y METALOGENESIS, ANTOFAGASTA, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, CHILE, P. 71-79.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

Reporter information

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

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