Capas Verdes

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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058023
MRDS ID TC03746
Record type Site
Current site name Capas Verdes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.34122, -23.84252 (WGS84)
Elevation 650

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name El Way Or Caleta Coloso Formation
    Rock description El Way Or Caleta Coloso Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.34122, -23.84252

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 41NW
    Thickness 0.3M
    Length 20M
    Width 8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name El Way

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.225HA
    Overall depth 1.5M
    Overall length 45.72M
    Overall width 45M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT NEARLY EXHAUSTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMEINTOS 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

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

  • Deposit

    MAGMA-SERPLAC, 1979, PROYECTO ORO SUR DE ANTOFAGASTA, II REGION.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1961, #22231.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MANTOS

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.