Domeyko

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10059512
MRDS ID TC06149
Record type Site
Current site name Domeyko

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.06621, -29.02247 (WGS84)
Elevation 820

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.06621, -29.02247

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30W
    Dip 80SW
    Length 500M
    Width 4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Almireces

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 60M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    KUNTZ, J., 1922, LA ZONA CUPRIFERA DE LOS DEPTOS. DE VALLENAR Y FREIRINA: SONAMI.

  • Deposit

    MUNIZAGA, F., HUETE, C., AND HERVE, F., 1985, GEOCRONOLOGIA K-AR Y RAZONES INICIALES SR87/SR86 DE LA FAJA PACIFICA DE DESAROLLOS HIDROTERMALES: IV CONG. GEOL. CHILENO, ANTOFAGASTA, 3, P. 357-379.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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