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Bandurrias-Atacama

Past Producer in Chile with commodity Iron
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078155
MRDS ID W026327
Record type Site
Current site name Bandurrias-Atacama

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.38286, -27.85997 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Relative position COPIAPO, 55 KM S OF

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnet Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 53

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.38286, -27.85997
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR FLOWS
    Strike NE
    Dip 30 NW
    Length 1700M
    Width 14M
  • General form IRREGULAR FLOWS
    Dip 30 NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • ARENACEOUS VOLCANICS IN MARBLE & "GRANATITA" (REFFL); SEDIMENTARY FORMATION CONSISTING ALMOST SOLELY OF LIMESTONES IN CONTACT WITH GRANODIORITE BATHOLITH. DEPOSIT AT CONTACT BETWEEN INTRUSIVE AND LIMESTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sierra Bandurrias

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 11000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 53 wt-pct Iron Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Indicated 7000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 53 wt-pct Iron Major 1970
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Inferred 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 53 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BETWEEN 2 AND 20 MILLION METRIC TONS OF EQUIVALENT 60 % FE ( RUIZ FULLER, 1965 )
  • BETWEEN 2 AND 20 MILLION METRIC TONS OF EQUIVALENT 60 % FE ORE, ( RUIZ FULLER, 1965 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE (GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE): CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., 305 P., TABLES. (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858G

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22S

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    KAISER, L., 1943, INFORME GEOLOGICO SOBRE EL YACIMIENTO DE FE DE BANDURRIAS: INEDITO (DEMIPE).

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    ALVARADO, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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