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Mantos Verdes

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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10058902
MRDS ID TC05307
Record type Site
Current site name Mantos Verdes

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.8862, -31.75413 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500

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
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Analytical data

Result <2.9% CU
Result 27 G/T AG
Result 0.5 G/T AU

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.8862, -31.75413
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Length 400M
    Width 50M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Associated With Diorite Dikes Which Trend N20w, 90.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Salamanca

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 15M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BOTTO, E., 1970 & 1975, ENAMI (INEDITO).

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURES TREND N68E, 80SE; N5-20E, 90; AND N10E, 65E.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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

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