Ventanacura Mine

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Zinc, Silver
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065647
MRDS ID TC41009
Record type Site
Current site name Ventanacura Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.2634, -36.19472 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 69 KM S80W OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DEL MAULE., Acc Within 10 Seconds., Acc Within 10 Seconds.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcanthite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Gypsum Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Analytical data

Result < 40 PPB AU, 27.1 PPM AG.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.2634, -36.19472

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE
    Strike N75-90W
    Dip 60-80NE?
    Thickness 50M
    Length 100M
    Width 1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT, TWO STOPES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUNOZ, J., AND NIEMEYER, H., 1984, HOJA LAGUNA DEL MAULE: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE NO. 64, 98P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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