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San Enrique

Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057554
MRDS ID TC03133
Record type Site
Current site name San Enrique

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.2762, -19.81149 (WGS84)
Elevation 1190

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcanthite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Phyllic, Propylitic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.2762, -19.81149
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike 0
    Dip 42W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mocha

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^21% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 21wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^7% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 7wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^22% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 22wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^6% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 6wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^18% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 18wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 3000T OF TAILINGS AT 3% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 40M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980, INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN FRACUTRES TREND N50E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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

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