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Soldado

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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068473
MRDS ID W001539
Record type Site
Current site name Soldado
Alternate or previous names El Soldado, El Cobre

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.11453, -32.64414 (WGS84)
Elevation 2100
Relative position 70 KM NE. OF VALPARAISO

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
Pyrite Ore
Albite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) No Info Available

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 53
USGS model code 17
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu
Mark3 model number 4

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Diorite Batholith;Lo Valle Formation, Volcanic Tuff & Tuffaceous Breccia;Veta Negra Formation, Andesitic Porphyry Lava Flows
    Rock description Diorite Batholith;Lo Valle Formation, Volcanic Tuff & Tuffaceous Breccia;Veta Negra Formation, Andesitic Porphyry Lava Flows
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Las Chilcas Formation, Calcareous Breccia (Continental);Lo Prado Formation, Marine Sedimentary Rocks & Andesitic Volcanic Rocks;Limestone Undiff
    Rock description Las Chilcas Formation, Calcareous Breccia (Continental);Lo Prado Formation, Marine Sedimentary Rocks & Andesitic Volcanic Rocks;Lst Undiff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.11453, -32.64414
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Fold, Faults And Plutonic Masses
Type of structure Local
Structure description E-Dipping Monocline Intruded By Diorite Batholith

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR CYLINDRICAL
    Strike N-S
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 1000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization Is In Andesite And Trachyte Prophyry

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Melon

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Disputada De Las Condes
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Minera Disputada De Las Condes Societe Miniere Et Metallurgique De Penarroya

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Period ?-1965
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2.2 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MAY INCLUDE PRODUCTION FROM SOME SMALL MINES

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ESTIMATED BY GUS GOUDARZI 3/73 TO HAVE POTENTIAL RESOURCES EQUAL TO THE ESTIMATED RESERVES. MAY INCLUDE SOME RESOURCES FROM SMALL MINES
  • ESTIMATED BY GUS GOUDARZI 3/73 TO HAVE SUFFICIENT RESERVES FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS AT ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF ONE MIL. TONS. MAY INCLUDE RESERVES FROM SMALL MINES
  • MAY INCLUDE RESERVES FROM SMALL MINES OPERATED BY THE COMPANY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL., TABLE 1 (SPANISH), P. 202, 203

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR., ANN. REV., 1969, JUNE, P. 258

  • Deposit

    MINING MAG., 1969, V. 121, NO. 3, P. 257

  • Deposit

    CARTER, W.D., 1961, YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE TIPO MANTO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. NO. 10, 30P (SPANISH).

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 58.

  • Deposit

    1965 GEOLMAP WILLIAM CARTER

  • Deposit

    CARTER, WILLIAM, AND ALISTE NELSON, 1965 (?), CUADRANGULO EL MELON, PROV. ACONCAGUA Y VALPARISO: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, REPT. IN PREPARATION, (SPANISH) . SEE CARTER, W.D., 1961 REF

  • Production

    THE 1968 ANNUAL PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE FROM MINING JOURNAL, 1969 AND THE 1970 FIGURE IS FROM MINING MAGAZINE, 1969. THE CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION IS FROM RUIZ, 1965.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ESTIMATED G. GOUDARZI 3/73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1972 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey

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