| Deposit ID | 10231300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026304 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370070001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Relun Taconite Deposit |
| Related records | 10096458 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.36626, -38.21424 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Araucania(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Araucania |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| (1) | -73.36626, -38.21424 |
|---|
| Thickness | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Nahuelbata |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corp. Fomento De La Produccion(Corfo) |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Macional De Minera(Chilean Government) |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anibal Alvear |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia. Nahuelbuta |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1968 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370070001 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026304 | MAS references MRDS |
MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: CODELCO PLANS FOR LOWER GRADES: V.
288, NO. 7396, 1977, P. 388.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S CODELCO PONDERS
MAJOR CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATION OF KEY COPPER MINES: V.
179, NO. 11, 1978, P. 36.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S CODELCO SIGNS FIRST
CONTRACTS FOR LONG-TERM EXPANSION OF EL TENIENTE: V.
179, NO. 7, 1978, P. 34, 37.
CORPORACION NACIONAL DEL COBRE CODELCO CHILE, ANNUAL REPORT,
1976.
1979-1980 WORLD MINES REGISTER, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY:
CHILE: SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER-FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, 1979,
P. 92.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 77-RCD 010-RELUN DEPOSIT IS A LOW-GRADE IRON DEPOSIT THAT WA UNDER EXPLORATION IN 1968. 77-RCD 030-RELUN DEPOSIT LOCATED ON SE SHORE OF LAKE LLEULL 48 UM SE OF LEBU AND 27 KM ENE OF POINT NENA ON PAC.COAST. 77-RCD 040-6 KM LONG ROAD WOULD HAVE TO BE BUILT TO CONNECT EXISTING ROAD RUNNING 5 KM SE TO PT.NENA.ASSUME WATER&POWE AVAILABLE FROM LAKE LLEULLEN. 77-RCD 050-EXPLORATION ONGOING IN 1968-ASSUME METHODS USED A DRILLING&MAGNETOMETRIC. 77-RCD 060-FERROGENOUS QUARTZITE BED(TACONITE)CONTAINS INCLU OF MICA SCHIST&PHYLLITE. 77-RCD 070-ORE CONSISTS MAINLY OF FINE MAGNETITE WITH SOME R MENT HEMATITE. 77-RCD 080-METASEDIMENTARY DEPOSIT OF LAKE SUPERIOR TYPE,THI VARIES FROM 10-20 M,BED ALMOST HORIZONTAL,OUTCROPS OVER LA AREA BUT BROKEN INTO SEPARATE BLOCKS BY EROSIONAL GULLIES. LIMITS OF ORE BODY NOT KNOWN IN 1968. 77-RCD 613-RESERVE TONNAGE IS VERY ROUGH ESTIMATE AND POSSIB LOW AS EXPL.WAS CONTINUING IN 1968.ORE ALSO GRADES AT 1.8 AL203 AND .6-2.1% CAO. 77-GENERAL INFO-DEPOSIT CONSIDERED UNECONOMIC IN 1968 FOR 5 :1)LACKS ADEQUATE ACCESS ROAD, (2)LACKS SUITABLE PORT IN V (3)LOW GRADE FE,HIGH SI02 CONTENT,(4)ORE MUST BE GROUND TO 220 MESH TO OBTAIN A 67% FE CONC.,AND(5)SUFFICIENT MARKET ING TO JUSTIFY LARGE SCALE WORKING FOR EXPORT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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