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San Manuel

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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104416
MRDS ID TC03188
Record type Site
Current site name San Manuel
Alternate or previous names Colorada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.68451, -21.86088 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • FRUTOS & PINCHEIRA (1986) LOCATION AT 21-52-12S AND 068-41-30W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic

Analytical data

Result HIGH-GRADE SAMPLES: 3.4-10.8% CU (IN MINE)
Result 7.5-18.0% CU (SURFACE)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Arkose
    Rock unit name Tolar Formation
    Rock description Tolar Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.68451, -21.86088
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N32E
    Dip 80W
    Length 300M
    Width 1.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • TOLAR FORMATION INTRUDED BY 65.1 +/- 1.8MA ANORTHOSITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cerro Colorado

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.3HA
    Overall depth 70M
    Overall length 274.32M
    Overall width 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, INCLINE, ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.

  • Deposit

    BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., Y MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1963, #2125.

  • Deposit

    RAMIREZ, C. Y HUETE, C., 1981, HOJA OLLAGUE, CART GEOLOGICA # 40.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANOTHER VEIN WITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS IS LOCATED 800M TO NORTHEAST. OXIDIZED 70M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

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