Armonia-Santa Rosa

Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum, Uranium, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058100
MRDS ID TC03877
Record type Site
Current site name Armonia-Santa Rosa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.90232, -28.09191 (WGS84)
Elevation 475

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary
Uranium Secondary
Cobalt Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Erythrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Uraninite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.90232, -28.09191

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N50E; N60E
    Dip 70-80NW; 35-58NW
    Length 2400M
    Width 5M
  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N50E; N60E
    Dip 70-80NW; 35-58NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIORITE CROSSCUT BY DIABASE DIKES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Mining district

District name Carrizal Alto

Production statistics

  • Year 1875
    Period 1860-75
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^10-15%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 13wt-pct
  • Year 1988
    Period To 1988
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • DISTRICT PRODUCTION; IMPORTANT COPPER PRODUCER IN SECOND HALF OF 19TH CENTURY. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION INCLUDES TAILINGS.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 600M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C., 1952, INFORME SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE URANIO EN EL DISTRITO DE CARRIZAL ALTO: INEDITO (CORFO).

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    PEREZ, G., 1979, IIG (INEDITO).

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RUIZ Y PEEBLES, 1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN LENSES UP TO 13M LONG AND 5M WIDE; SYSTEM RELATED TO DIKES. OXIDIZED ZONE IS 10-40M AND ENRICHED ZONE IS 20-60M DEEP; CHALCOPYRITE DECREASES WITH DEPTH. URANIUM MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH CHLORITE.
Deposit Discovery Year: 19TH C.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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