Lomas Bayas

Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106979
MRDS ID TC03272
Record type Site
Current site name Lomas Bayas
Related records 10207294

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.51092, -23.42614 (WGS84)
Elevation 1750
Relative position 100 KM NE OF ANTOFAGASTA.

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
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

Alteration

  • (Local) Potassic, Sericitic, Propylitic, Argillic; Generally Weak And Erratic

Analytical data

Result <5% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 58
USGS model code 18a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu, skarn-related
Mark3 model number 9

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.51092, -23.42614

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description At Termination Of A Mapped N30e-Trending Fault

Ore body information

  • 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

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1880

Mining district

District name Lomas Bayas

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Minera Mantos Blancos

Production statistics

  • Year 1925
    Period 1915-25
    Material CU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^>12.5%
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Copper Copper 13wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 3,400,000T POSSIBLE; 30,000T OF TAILINGS AT 0.5% CU.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 5HA
    Overall depth 120M
    Overall length 914.4M
    Overall width 500M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO OPEN PITS WITH DRIFTS ALONG STRONGLY MINERALIZED VEINLETS.

Comments on development

  • IN 1980, COMPANIA MINERA PUDAHUEL DRILLED AREA WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS; GIBRALTAR MINES LTD. OPTIONED PROPERTY FROM ANGLO (MINERA MANTOS BLANCOS) IN MID-1994 AND PLANNING DRILLING PROGRAM TO CONFIRM 3 HIGH GRADE CU ZONES.

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

    RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    WILLIAMS, W.C., 1990, FIELD NOTES.

  • Deposit

    KUNTZ, J., 1928, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: SONAMI, 77 P.

  • Deposit

    LITTLE, M.L., 1994, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 18, JULY '94, P. 24.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    KUNTZ, 1928.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BORIC, ET AL., 1984.

General comments

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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