Unidentified Mine

Occurrence 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057753
MRDS ID TC03396
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.20782, -22.75253 (WGS84)
Elevation 2800

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
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Halite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name San Pedro Formation
    Rock description San Pedro Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.20782, -22.75253

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On West Flank Of San Bartolo Anticline

Ore body information

  • Plunge direction N40E
    Length 450M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Bartolo

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TRAVISANY, V., 1979, CONSIDERACIONES GENETICAS SOBRE EL YACIMIENTO ESTRATIFORME SAN BARTOLO: II CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO, TOMO II, P. C149-159.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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