Mina Pabellon

Past Producer in Atacama, Chile with commodities Cobalt, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207254
MAS/MILS ID 3370090016
Record type Site
Current site name Mina Pabellon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.24783, -27.65577 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atacama(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Atacama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Smaltite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.24783, -27.65577

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLARK, ALAN H. 1970 SCHULZENITE, CUPRIAN HETEROGENITE, FROM

  • Deposit

    PABELLON, COPIAPO, CHILE. MINERALOGICAL MAG. VOL. 37 NO 292

  • Deposit

    944

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MOST IMPORTANT RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT CLARK HAS TO OF THE REPORT OF THE MINERALS SCHULZENITE, HETEROGENITE AND SAFFLORITE. THIS REPORT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EVIDENCE OF A SH MINING HISTORY MAY INDICATE A COBALT DEPOSIT WORTHY OF FURTH EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPEMENT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Wlu U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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