| Deposit ID | 10068729 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001970 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carrizalillo De Las Bombas Cu Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Carrizalillo |
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.31676, -26.02416 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 750 |
| Relative position | 75 KM NE OF COAST CITY CHANARAL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Uraninite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Unit;Intrusive Andesite Plutons;Quartzose Granite Unit;Metamorphic Rocks (Pal Undiff.) |
| Rock description | Granodiorite Unit;Intrusive Andesite Plutons;Quartzose Granite Unit;Metamorphic Rocks (Pal Undiff.) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -70.31676, -26.02416 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North-Trending Broad, Open Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Folds, System Of Ne & Nnw - Striking Dikes In Pal Rocks & N-Striking Dikes In Post-Pal Rocks, See Faults Mentioned In Ore Control |
| Length | 60M |
|---|---|
| Width | 60M |
| Depth to top | 400M |
| Depth to bottom | 900M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 0 |
| Year | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^2.8% Cu, 6-8 G/T Au | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 900M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001970 |
RUIZ, F. CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, 305 P. (SPANISH)
BOWES, W.A., AND OTHERS, 1966, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIACTIVOS EN CHILE, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. 22, PT. 2, P. 7-26 (SPANISH)
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1967, MINERAL SURVEY OF NORTHERN CHILE: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 39
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.
DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)
NARANJO, J.A., 1978, GEOLOGIA DE LA ZONA INTERIOR DE LA CORDILLERA DE LA COSTA ENTRE LOS 26 Y 26.33: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE #34, IIG, SANTIAGO.
KAISER, LUIS, 1948, INFORME SOBRE LA MINA DESCUBRIDORA DE CARRIZALILLO DE LAS BOMBAS: CACREMI, UNPUB. INF. (SPANISH).
1948 COMPILE CAJA DE CREDITO MINERO (CACREMI)
1960 RECON U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. & INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGIA CHILE
1963 GEOLMAP UNITED NATIONS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: KNOWN SINCE ANCIENT TIMES"" |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1973 | Davidson, Claire B. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1990 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona |
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