| Deposit ID | 10057939 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03645 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Juan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.17788, -22.13088 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 680 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | La Negra Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | La Negra Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -70.17788, -22.13088 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault At 90, 90 |
| Strike | N75E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70S |
| Length | 2000M |
| Width | 3M |
| Depth to bottom | 500M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Punta Blanca-Cerro Tres Puntas |
|---|
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1966 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 123000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.563HA |
| Overall depth | 330M |
| Overall length | 205.74M |
| Overall width | 25M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03645 |
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
ENAMI, 1971, #1023.
ENAMI, 1966, #2053R.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENS AT 300M MIGHT BE CONTINUATION OF SANTE FE DEPOSIT. LEACHED TO 120M, OXIDIZED TO 240M, TRANSITION ZONE TO 270M, AND SECONDARY SULFIDE ZONE TO AT LEAST 330M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
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