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Lara Mine

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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10099567
MRDS ID TC41021
Record type Site
Current site name Lara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.39395, -36.55583 (WGS84)
Elevation 1410
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 77 KM S55W OF "LA PENINSULA" LAGUNA DE MAULE., Est Within 10 Secs, Est Within 10 Secs, Est Within 10 Secs

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
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES CONTAIN 1 TO 20% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Tonalite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.39395, -36.55583
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W
    Dip 85NE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along Contact Between Tonalite And Breccia

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 250M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ADITS TOTAL LENGTH 250 M SEPARATED BY 20 M JOINED BY SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MUNOZ J., AND NIEMEYER H., 1984, HOJA LAGUNA DEL MAULE: CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE NO. 64, 98 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN AT LEAST 0.5 M WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-94 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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

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