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Polo Artico Y Polo Norte

Past 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057766
MRDS ID TC03412
Record type Site
Current site name Polo Artico Y Polo Norte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.17037, -22.71254 (WGS84)
Elevation 880

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
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Sericitic, Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formaiton
    Rock description La Negra Formaiton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.17037, -22.71254
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Mititus Fault (N10e) Nearby
Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding - N75w, 35n

Ore body information

  • Strike N40-50E
    Dip 50-70SE
    Length 1200M
    Width 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Related To Regional Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Michilla

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 450000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 28.8HA
    Overall depth 90M
    Overall length 1097.28M
    Overall width 240M

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY COMPANIA MINERA CAROLINA DE MICHILLA 1959-68. ; ECON.COM: PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1961, #2027.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

Reporter information

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

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