Rio Lluta

Prospect in Tarapaca, Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303871
MAS/MILS ID 3370470010
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Lluta
Alternate or previous names Rosario, Dos Hermanas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.73095, -18.28345 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarapaca(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Tarapaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.73095, -18.28345

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Princeton Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1996
    First year 1995

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 12700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ULRIKSEN G., C., MAPA METALOGENICO DE CHILE, BOLETIN NO. 42,

  • Deposit

    1990, #23, P.29.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 11/2/92, P.20.

  • Deposit

    PRINCETON MINING CORP., PRESS RELEASE, 7/7/92, 1P.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 7/15/92, P.7.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 1/13/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    PRINCETON MINING CORP., PRESS RELEASE, 10/15/92, 1P.

  • Deposit

    PRINCETON MINING CORP., PRESS RELEASE, 3/1/93, 1P.

  • Deposit

    PRINCETON MINING CORP., PRESS RELEASE, 4/6/93, 2P.

  • Deposit

    PRINCETON MINING CORP., PRESS RELEASE, 2/16/94, 1P.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 6/28/92, P.B2.

  • Deposit

    PRINCETON MINING CORP., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.9,11.

  • Deposit

    PRINCETON MINING CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.12,16.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JAN-96 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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