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Pochola

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104423
MRDS ID TC03228
Record type Site
Current site name Pochola

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.32121, -24.15419 (WGS84)
Elevation 1330

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 24-08-36S AND 070-19-54W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Atacamite Ore
Malachite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic, Silicic

Analytical data

Result <2% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formaiton
    Rock description La Negra Formaiton
    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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.32121, -24.15419
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N50-70E
    Dip 90
    Length 100M
    Width 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Estacion Varillas

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.02HA
    Overall depth 10M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 2M

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: UNECONOMIC

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., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).

  • Deposit

    MAGAM-SERPLAC, 1978, PROYECTO DE ORO SUR DE ANTOFAGASTA, PROVINCIA ANTOFAGASTA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1989 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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