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La Teca #2

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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057785
MRDS ID TC03439
Record type Site
Current site name La Teca #2
Alternate or previous names Nobleza

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.51283, -22.56754 (WGS84)
Elevation 2900

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
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic, Silicic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tuina Formation
    Rock description Tuina Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.51283, -22.56754
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding - N70e, 53n

Ore body information

  • Strike N70E; N45W
    Dip 53N; 85W AND 85E
    Thickness 5M
    Length 40M
    Width 3M
  • Strike N70E; N45W
    Dip 53N; 85W AND 85E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults Cut Off Mantos Mineralization At East And West But Faults Are Mineralized.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tuina

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.04HA
    Overall depth 5M
    Overall length 36.58M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROSPECTIVE

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

    ENAMI, 1967, #2130.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MANTOS

Reporter information

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

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