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Susana

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. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058034
MRDS ID TC03760
Record type Site
Current site name Susana

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.16287, -22.66754 (WGS84)
Elevation 870

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Analytical data

Result AT 815 LEVEL, OXIDES AVERAGE 10.88% COPPER (<17% COPPER

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) -70.16287, -22.66754
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault At N20w, 90

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N80E
    Dip 40-45N
    Thickness 120M
    Length 400M
    Width 350M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMORPHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Michilla

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Carolina De Michilla

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TO SOUTH, FOUR MANTOS (JENNY, JENNY EASY, JULIA, AND MANTO CONY) HAVE RESERVES OF 146,880T AT 2,88%.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PALACIOS, C. Y DEFINIS, A., 1981, GEOLOGIA DEL YACIMIENTO ESTRATIFORME SUSANA, DISTRITO MICHILLA, ANTOFAGASTA: PRIMERO COLOQUIO SOBRE VOLCANISMO Y METALOGENESIS,, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA, P. 80-91.

  • Deposit

    ASTUDILLO, O., 1984, GEOLOGIA Y METALOGENESIS DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE CAROLINA DE MICHILLA, ANTOFAGASTA, II REGION CHILE: MEMORIA, UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA, 160 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 23 MANTOS; MINERALIZATION CONCENTRATED IN AMYGDULES AND INTERCALATED SEDIMENTS AND BRECCIAS.

Reporter information

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

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