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Dinko I

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. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10104455
MRDS ID TC03450
Record type Site
Current site name Dinko I
Alternate or previous names Milagro Norte

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.42783, -22.54421 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200

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
Chrysocolla Ore

Analytical data

Result 1.2% CU (1973)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tuina Formation
    Rock description Tuina Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.42783, -22.54421
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike 0; 0
    Dip 70E; 80W
  • Strike 0; 0
    Dip 70E; 80W

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization Along San Jose Fault (0, 70e). Deposit Cut Off In South By Quebrada Milagro Fault (N60w, 75ne)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tuina

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1963
    Total resources 62500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1963

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT NEARLY EXHAUSTED (UNECONOMIC)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    RACZYNSKI, A., 1963, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE TUINA: TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, SANTIAGO, 117 P.

  • Deposit

    ENAMI, 1973, #2100.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    RACZYNSKI, A., 1963.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION CONFINED TO A 4800 SQ M AREA THAT IS TWO METERS DEEP.

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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