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Astillas

Past 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079737
MRDS ID W029840
Record type Site
Current site name Astillas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.87732, -28.2858 (WGS84)
Elevation 550

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.87732, -28.2858
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 80W
    Length 500M
    Width 10M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Astillas

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.51% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 2wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1980 PRODUCTION FOR FIRST FIVE MONTHS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 312000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RUIZ FULLER STATED IN 1965: 20,000 MET. TONS COPPER CONTENT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 370M

Comments on the workings information

  • 16 LEVELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FLORES, H., 1940, INFORME SOBRE LA MINA ASTILLAS: INEDITO (DEMIPE).

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE, ED. INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS DE CHILE, EDITORIAL UNIVERSITARIA S.A.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Theune, C.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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