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Cerro Colorado Cu Mine

Past Producer in Chile with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068730
MRDS ID W001971
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Colorado Cu Mine
Related records 10279968

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.2762, -20.0426 (WGS84)
Elevation 2665
Relative position ABOUT 110 KM NE OF COAST CITY IQUIQUE. 6 KM NW OF MAMINA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antlerite Ore
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense Alteration In Host Rocks As A Result Of The Aplite Intrusive. Phyllic, Argillic, Propylitic, Silicic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Andean Diorite Complex, Includes Aplite Intrusive;Extrusive & Hypabyssal Mafic Volcanic Rocks, May Include Chert Unit Of Unknown Age
    Rock description Andean Diorite Complex, Includes Aplite Intrusive;Extrusive & Hypabyssal Mafic Volcanic Rocks, May Include Chert Unit Of Unknown Age
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Conglomerate & Felsic Extrusive Rocks, Altos De Pica Formation;Marine & Continental Sedimentary Unit, Sandstone, Shale, Conglomerate
    Rock description Conglomerate & Felsic Extrusive Rocks, Altos De Pica Formation;Marine & Continental Sedimentary Unit, Sandstone, Shale, Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.2762, -20.0426
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North-Trending Broad Open Folds, Faults Of Varying Lenghts And Displacements And Plutonic Masses
Type of structure Local
Structure description Regional Inclination Of Strata 12 Deg. W. Some Nw-Trending Normal Faults

Ore body information

  • General form CIRCULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Andean Diorite Complex And Aplite Intrusives, Mineralization Present In Numerous Nw-Trending Fractures As & Disseminations In Host Rocks

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Colorado

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FROM 20,000 TO 200,000 TONS OF FINE CU

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 300M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, 305 P. (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    KNOWLES, P. H., AND OTHERS, 1964, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIACTIVOS EN CHILE, PROV. TARAPACA AND ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. ROL. 18, PT. I, P. 22-32 (SPANISH)

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    NEUMANN, H., 1973, MEMORIA DE TITULO, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, SANTIAGO.

  • Deposit

    PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980 INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, A., 1967, CUADRANGULO MAMINA.

  • Deposit

    THOMAS, ARTURO, 1962, GEOLGICA DEL YACIMIENTO CUPRIFERO DE CERRO COLORADO-MAMINA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL., UNPUB. INF. (SPANISH).

  • Deposit

    1958 RECON U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. & IIG

  • Deposit

    1962 COMPILE INSTITUTO INVESTIGIONES GEOLOGICA CHILE (IIG)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 20,000-200,000 T CU
Deposit EXPLORATION ACTIVITY FROM KNOWLES REF. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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