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Lince

Prospect 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097368
MRDS ID TC03321
Record type Site
Current site name Lince
Alternate or previous names Lince-Michilla
Related records 10304427

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.13287, -22.66421 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Volcanic Sequence
    Rock description La Negra Volcanic Sequence

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.13287, -22.66421
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.COM: DOWN-FAULTED PART OF SUSANA DEPOSIT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mejillones, Michilla District.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Carolina De Michilla
    Interest 25
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Outokumpu
    Interest 15
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Antoga Gasta Holdings
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Luksic Group
    First year 1994

Comments on the production information

  • PLANS TO PRODUCE 20,000T/YEAR OF FINE COPPER OVER 10 YEARS AT $48M HEAPLEACH AND ELECTROWINNOWING PLANT AT MICHILLA BY 1991.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 16000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Total resources 30000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.5 wt-pct Copper Major 1994

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 45

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERIA CHILENA, 1989, PROYECTOS MINEROS EN CHILE, REGIONES I & II, P. 73.

  • Deposit

    MINING, 1990, ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1993, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, OCTOBER '93, P. 15.

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY '94, P. 25.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING, 1990, ANNUAL REVIEW, P. 45. LITTLE (1994).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-90 Williams, William C. University of Arizona
Updater 01-SEP-94 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey

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