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Paposo Cu Mine

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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107271
MRDS ID W001549
Record type Site
Current site name Paposo Cu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.24954, -25.01583 (WGS84)
Elevation 2200
Relative position 25 KM E. OF PAPOSO ON COAST

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hydrothermal Alteration

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Granodiorite;Quartzose Granite;Metamorphic Rocks (Metasedimentary)
    Rock description Granodiorite;Quartzose Granite;Metamorphic Rocks (Metasedimentary)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.24954, -25.01583
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses
Type of structure Local
Structure description See Ore Control

Ore body information

  • Strike N. 10-30 DEG. E.
    Dip 90 DEG.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Probably Intrusion Of Granite. Junction Of 2 Major Shear Faults Sw Of Mine: Salar Del Carmen (Ne-Sw) & Atacama (Nw-Se). Numerous Nne-Trending Smaller Faults To E Of Junction

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Reventon, Colorada, Julia Y Union, M. De Paposo

Comments on the production information

  • INFO. LACKING

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INFO. LACKING TO MAKE ESTIMATE
  • RESERVES EST. BETWEEN 20,000 AND 200,000 TONS OF FINE COPPER
  • SMALL PRODUCER - INFO. LACKING TO MAKE ESTIMATE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, TABLE 1 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    BOWES, W. A. AND OTHERS, 1966, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIOACTIVOS EN CHILE, PT 2, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. 22, P 7-26 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    AGUIRRE, LUIS AND MEHECH, SOINA, 1964, STRATIGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MANGANESE SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS OF COQUIMBO PROVINCE, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 428-442.

  • Deposit

    BOWES, W.A., AND OTHERS, 1966, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIOACTIVOSEN CHILE, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INSTITUTE OF INVESTIGATION OF GEOLOGY, BOV. 22, PT. 2, P. 59-70.

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1967, MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE PROVINCE OF COLUMBO, CHILE: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 74-76.

  • Deposit

    1958 RECON U S ATOMIC ENERGY COMM & INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CHIL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey

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