Copucha

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  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 10057722
MRDS ID TC03359
Record type Site
Current site name Copucha
Alternate or previous names Bella Esperanza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.37119, -22.90587 (WGS84)
Elevation 1630

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
Atacamite Ore
Brochantite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Covellite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic, Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.37119, -22.90587

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Gorda

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Dona Ada

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL PRODUCTION AND RESREVES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 2HA
    Overall depth 385M
    Overall length 228.6M
    Overall width 80M

Comments on development

  • BETWEEN 1962 AND 1967, COMPANIA MINERA MANTOS BLANCOS DRILLED A TOTAL OF 2730M (34 DRILL HOLES) ENCOUNTERING MINERALIZATION TO 400M DEPTH.

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

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLA, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    SERMINAS, 1974, INVENTARIO Y EVALUACION DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: MINISTERIO MINERIA.

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1969, #22314.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1962 & 1967, #2280.

  • Deposit

    MAKSAEV, V., BORIC, R., ZENTILLI, M., AND REYNOLDS, P., 1988, SIGNIFICADOS METALOGENICO DE DATACIONES K-AR, 40AR-39AR, Y TRAZAS DE FISION DE ZONAS MINERALIZADAS EN EL NORTE GRANDE DE CHILE: V CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO, P. B65-B86.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AT THE INTERSECTION OF NE- AND NW-TRENDING FAULTS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1989 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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