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Michilla

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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068479
MRDS ID W001547
Record type Site
Current site name Michilla
Alternate or previous names Carolina Minera De Michilla
Related records 10206934

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.23955, -22.72921 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Relative position NEAR COAST, 125 KM N. OF ANTOFAGASTA

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
Hematite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.23955, -22.72921
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses

Ore body information

  • Strike N - N 20 DEG. W
    Dip 35-45 DEG. SW.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Veins In Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sali Hochschild
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia Minera Carolina De Michilla

Comments on the production information

  • 1) EST. CU IN 6,200 S.T./MONTH CONCENTRATE - 2) ORE BASED ON 600 S.T./DAY 365 DAYS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EST. BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73 BASED ON 15 YEARS RESERVES AT ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF 200,000 MET TONS.
  • EST. BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73 TO HAVE POTENTIAL RESOURCES EQUAL TO EST. RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    CARTER, WILLIAM, 1959, RECONNAISSANCE STUDIES OF THE MICHILLA COPPER DISTRICT, ANTOFAGASTA PROV., CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION.

  • Deposit

    1959 RECON WILLIAM CARTE

  • Production

    MINING MAG., 1969, REF.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EST. BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey

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