Castaneda De Llamuco

Past Producer in Coquimbo, Chile with commodities Copper, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182156
MAS/MILS ID 3370210003
Record type Site
Current site name Castaneda De Llamuco
Alternate or previous names El Penoso,El Algarrabo&Alcapparo, Ore Bodies., El Algarrobo Fe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.75952, -31.71746 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coquimbo(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Coquimbo

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Arfvedsonite Unknown
Azurite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Wolframite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.75952, -31.71746

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 75W
    Length 10000M
    Width 1000M
    Depth to top 75M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip :75W
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1880

Mining district

District name El Algarrobal

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Companhia De Acero Del Pacifico
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 99
    Capacity 10000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCALLISTER, JAMES F. AND RUIZ, CARLOS 1948 GEOLOGY OF THE TU

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN CHILE GEOLOGICAL BULLITEN 960C P 92 97

  • Deposit

    U.N.1970.SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES.DEPT.OF ECON.&SO

  • Deposit

    AFFAIRS.U.N.NEW YORK.1970.P.332.

  • Deposit

    1976 E/MJ INT.DIR.OF MINING&MIN. PROCESSING UNITS.MCGRAW-HIL

  • Deposit

    1976.P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1991 Wlu U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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