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Viruca Ii

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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057773
MRDS ID TC03424
Record type Site
Current site name Viruca Ii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.21122, -22.86421 (WGS84)
Elevation 1180

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
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formation
    Rock description La Negra Formation
    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) -70.21122, -22.86421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike 0
    Dip 50E

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 Panizos Blancos

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 720000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.27 wt-pct Copper Major 1967

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.54HA
    Overall depth 20M
    Overall length 109.73M
    Overall width 45M

Comments on development

  • 45 HOLES DRILLED AND AREA SAMPLED BY ENAMI BETWEEN 1961 AND 1967. ; ECON.COM: NOT PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENAMI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN FRACTURES OVER AN AREA OF 180M X 220M

Reporter information

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

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