Mantos Del Pacifico

Past Producer 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. 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 10057794
MRDS ID TC03452
Record type Site
Current site name Mantos Del Pacifico

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.22122, -22.52755 (WGS84)
Elevation 725

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 22-32-24S AND 070-13-42W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Brochantite Ore
Chalcanthite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic. Argillic

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.22122, -22.52755

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding - N70w, 25ne

Ore body information

  • Strike N70W; N65-70W
    Dip 25NE; 35-45N
    Thickness 13M
    Length 300M
    Width 150M
  • Strike N70W; N65-70W
    Dip 25NE; 35-45N
    Length 40M
    Width 5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

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 Cobija-Punta Tames

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 12HA
    Overall depth 70M
    Overall length 548.64M
    Overall width 200M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    CAMUS, F., 1986, LOS YACIMIENTOS ESTRATOLIGADOS DE CU, PB-ZN, Y AG DE CHILE, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 548-635.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, # 2026.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MARCH, W., 1927, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #3450.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT COVERS AN AREA OF 1000M X 300M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1989 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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