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San Porfirio

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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104446
MRDS ID TC03390
Record type Site
Current site name San Porfirio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.22955, -22.79921 (WGS84)
Elevation 1140

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
Atacamite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name La Negra Formation
    Rock description La Negra Formation
    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) -70.22955, -22.79921
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bedding - N30-60e, 43-53se

Ore body information

  • Strike N30-60E
    Dip 43-53SE
    Thickness 15M
    Length 80M
    Width 15M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Comments on the geologic information

  • PREHNITE-PUMPELLYITE METAMOPRHISM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Panizos Blancos

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Carolina De Michilla

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • BASED ON DRILLING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.15HA
    Overall depth 5M
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 15M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONCENTRATED IN FRACTURES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-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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