| Deposit ID | 10182261 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026321 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cerro Iman Fe Mine |
| Related records | 10078151 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.43284, -27.24748 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.43284, -27.24748 |
|---|
| Thickness | 70M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 330M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 105M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 40HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Copiapo |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia Minera San Andreas |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090006 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026321 | MAS references MRDS |
ANDERSON, S., 1960, IRON ORE INDUSTRY IS YOUNG, VIGOROUS AND
GROWING: MIN. WORLD, MAY, P. 34-44.
U.N.1970.SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES.U.N.DEPT.OF ECON
AFFAIRS.UNITED NATIONS.NEW YORK 1970. P.331.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 77-RCD 010-OTHER"NON-RECOVERABLE" COMPOUNDS IN ORE INCLUDES AND 1.4%CAO WITH TRACE OF S AND NO P. 77-RCD 030-CERRO IMAN MINE LOCATED 14 KM NW OF COPIAPO& 2KM TOLEDO STATION ON THE COPIAPO- PORT CALDERA RAILWAY. 77-RCD 080- ORE BODY IS IRREGULAR IN SHAPE BUT ROUGHLY TRAPE IN OUTLINE(BASES 16OM&50M,LENGTH 330 M,MEASURED DEPTH IN 1 >70 M).MOSTLY MAGNETITE ORE. 77-RCD 611-MEASURED RESERVE AS OF 1960 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-83 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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