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La Plata Mine

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. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065658
MRDS ID TC41020
Record type Site
Current site name La Plata Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.40062, -36.54583 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 77 KM S60W OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DE MAULE., Est Within 1 Sec, Est Within 1 Sec, Est Within 1 Sec

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
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.40062, -36.54583
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 75 NE
    Thickness 0.8M

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

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 M ADIT, SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Blacutt, William 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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