Montenegro

Producer in Chile with commodities Aluminum, Kaolin
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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231118
MAS/MILS ID 3370010008
Record type Site
Current site name Montenegro

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.78012, -32.96417 (WGS84)
Elevation 850

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Kaolin Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown
Boehmite Unknown
Gibbsite Unknown
Kaolinite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.78012, -32.96417

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 14M
    Width 250M
    Depth to top 2.5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 781113

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Inferred 203000000mt ore
    Total resources 203000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 16.4 wt-pct Aluminum Trace 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROMERO, ARISTIDES 1972. LES GISEMENTS DE KAOLIN ET DE BAUXIT

  • Deposit

    MONTENEGRO PROVINCE D'ACONCAGUA, CHILE. BULL. SOC. FR. MINER

  • Deposit

    CRISTALLOGR., 95, 383-391 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THESE DEPOSITS PRESENT THEMSELVES AS REMAINS OF HIGHLY CLIMATICALLY ALTERED BASALTIC FLOWS.REMAIN INCLUDE HIGH ALUMINUM BAUXITE IE GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT ALU CERTAIN PARTS OF THIS DEPOSIT ARE MINED FOR THE RICH KAOLIN ALUMINUM WHICH ARE EXTRACTED FOR USE OF OF CERAMIC REFR

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.