| Deposit ID | 10057760 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03405 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.23955, -22.72254 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 880 |
| Relative position | 1200M SOUTH OF CAROLINA MINE, 300M NORTH OF MOSQUITA MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Chalcanthite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | La Negra Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | La Negra Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -70.23955, -22.72254 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faults At N50-60w, 58sw And N30w, 65sw |
| Strike | N60W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45SW |
| Length | 150M |
| Width | 12M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Michilla |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1944 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 120000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.16HA |
| Overall depth | 35M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03405 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
FLORES, H., 1964, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #2806.
PEDDAR, T., 1944, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #3703.
CIMRI
PEDDAR, T., 1944.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALSO CONCENTRATED IN FRACTURES AND VEINLETS TRENDING N65E, 45SE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.