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Flor De La Suerte

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. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10057979
MRDS ID TC03691
Record type Site
Current site name Flor De La Suerte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.86343, -22.11838 (WGS84)
Elevation 1460

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
Calcite Gangue
Hematite 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) -69.86343, -22.11838
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding - N30-40w, 20-25ne

Ore body information

  • Strike N8E
    Dip 80E
    Length 180M
    Width 0.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Los Colorados

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Total resources 2400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.34 wt-pct Copper Major 1979

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.12HA
    Overall depth 50M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 12M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAKSAEV, V. Y VALDEBENITO, E., 1979, GEOLOGIA ECONOMIA Y PROSPECCION GEOCHIMICA: PROYECTO CORDILLERA DE LA COSTA TOCOPILLA-RIO LOA, ANTOFAGASTA, 50 P.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MAKSAEV, ET AL., 1979.

Reporter information

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

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