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Santa Rosa

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. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  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 10104780
MRDS ID TC05440
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.63007, -26.8947 (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

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic

Analytical data

Result 12.6% CU
Result 30 G/T AG
Result 0.04 G/T AU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.63007, -26.8947
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45W
    Dip 60W
    Length 20M
    Width 0.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Quebrada Cortadera

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 10M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN FRACTURES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

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

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