Copiapo (Includes Japanesa, Los Plomos and Inca De Oro Deposits)

Producer in Chile with commodity Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000740
MRDS ID ISM0558
Record type District
Current site name Copiapo (Includes Japanesa, Los Plomos and Inca De Oro Deposits)
Alternate or previous names Cabeza De Vaca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.31623, -27.28078 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.31623, -27.28078

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description BRECCIA PIPES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION (CORFO)
  • Type Owner
    Owner MINCO
    First year 1944
  • Type Owner
    Owner AUREX RESOURCES
    Interest 70
    First year 1944

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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