Angel

Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  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 10057575
MRDS ID TC03166
Record type Site
Current site name Angel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.2612, -19.79093 (WGS84)
Elevation 2250

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) REPORT LOCATION AT 19-47-30S AND 069-16-06W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.2612, -19.79093

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike O
    Dip 90
    Length 400M
    Width 0.2M

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 1965
    Period 1938-65
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^18% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 18wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^14% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 14wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^13% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 13wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 15,000T OF TAILINGS AT 2% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 180M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, INCLINE, ADIT

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

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988 YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PEREZ, G., 1966, YACIMIENTOS VETIFORMES DE DISTRITO MINERA DE MOCHA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 20,000-200,000T CU

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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