| Deposit ID | 10106979 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03272 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lomas Bayas |
| Related records | 10207294 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.51092, -23.42614 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1750 |
| Relative position | 100 KM NE OF ANTOFAGASTA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Antlerite | Ore |
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Chalcanthite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | <5% CU |
|---|
| Model code | 58 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 18a |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Cu, skarn-related |
| Mark3 model number | 9 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -69.51092, -23.42614 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | At Termination Of A Mapped N30e-Trending Fault |
| Strike | N60W; N30E; N30E; 0 |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75N; 85N; 25N; 90 |
| Length | 100M |
| Width | 50M |
| Strike | N60W; N30E; N30E; 0 |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75N; 85N; 25N; 90 |
| Strike | N60W; N30E; N30E; 0 |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75N; 85N; 25N; 90 |
| Strike | N60W; N30E; N30E; 0 |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75N; 85N; 25N; 90 |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| District name | Lomas Bayas |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minera Mantos Blancos |
| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1915-25 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^>12.5% | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 5HA |
| Overall depth | 120M |
| Overall length | 914.4M |
| Overall width | 500M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03272 |
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.
RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.
MAKSAEV, V., BORIC, R., ZENTILLI, M., AND REYNOLDS, P., 1988, SIGNIFICADO METALOGENICO DE DATACIONES K-AR, 40AR-39AR, Y TRAZAS DE FISION DE ZONAS MINERALIZADAS EN EL NORTE GRANDE DE CHILE: V CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO, P. B65-B86.
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).
WILLIAMS, W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES.
KUNTZ, J., 1928, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: SONAMI, 77 P.
LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY '94, P. 24.
CIMRI
KUNTZ, 1928.
BORIC, ET AL., 1984.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IN VEINLETS IN TWO, SEPARATE BODIES, THE NORTHERNMOST SAN JORGE AND THE SOUTHERNMOST LOS POLOMOS/ANDACOLLO. BETWEEN 20,000-200,000T CU |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1989 | Williams, William C. | University of Arizona | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1994 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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