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Deseadas

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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  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 10057873
MRDS ID TC03552
Record type Site
Current site name Deseadas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.21787, -23.18586 (WGS84)
Elevation 1050

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
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argilic, Kaolinitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.21787, -23.18586
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0-N15W
    Dip 44-50E
    Length 35M
    Width 0.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Naguayan

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 2500T OF TAILINGS AT 1.5-2.5%.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 70M
    Overall length 365.76M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, ADIT; STOPED TO SURFACE

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, (12VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1966, #22218.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ENAMI, 1966.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED TO 25M; SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT TO 35M (10% CU); PRIMARY AT 65M IS 3% CU.

Reporter information

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

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

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