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Andacollo

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. 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058650
MRDS ID TC04950
Record type Site
Current site name Andacollo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.87787, -29.88413 (WGS84)

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
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.87787, -29.88413
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10-35W
    Dip 60-70NE
    Thickness 6.5M
    Length 315M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Talcuna

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.4% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    KAMONO, H. Y BORIC, R., 1982, INVENTARIO POLIMETALICO Y ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO, DISTRITO MINERO TALCUNA: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION: SANTIAGO.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN EXTENDS INTO COCA COLA MINE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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