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Grupo Mariposa

Past 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058455
MRDS ID TC04434
Record type Site
Current site name Grupo Mariposa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.11287, -24.78418 (WGS84)
Elevation 2350

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
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Phyllic, Argillic, Propylitic

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 Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.11287, -24.78418
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures At N5-10w, N35e, N65w

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E; N60W
    Dip 90; 90
    Length 40M
    Width 0.5M
  • Strike N25E; N60W
    Dip 90; 90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra Del Muerto

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 20M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    LLAUMET, C., 1963, GEOLOGIA Y METALOGENESIS DE SIERRA DEL MUERTO Y ALREDEDORES, TALTAL: MEMORIA, UNIVERSIDAD DEL CHILE, SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 500M TO NORTHEAST, TWO VEINS 30M X 0.5 AT 0, 90 AND N5W, 75E

Reporter information

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

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