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Despreciada Cobalt Deposit Mine-Chile

Occurrence in Chile with commodity Cobalt
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069380
MRDS ID W006862
Record type Site
Current site name Despreciada Cobalt Deposit Mine-Chile

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.09955, -28.66414 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MILES SOUTH OF FREIRINA, NEAR SAN JUAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cobaltite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.09955, -28.66414
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1940
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 2 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1940
  • Type Dump
    Estimate year 1940
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 1.2 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1940

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDREWS, R.W., 1962, COBALT: OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION, LONDON, HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, P. 164

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE WAS FOUND WITH CO CONTENT OF UP TO 18% CO IN LODES, BUT AVERAGE IS ABOUT 1.75% CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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