| Deposit ID | 10231118 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370010008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Montenegro |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.78012, -32.96417 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 850 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Kaolin | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bauxite | Unknown |
| Boehmite | Unknown |
| Gibbsite | Unknown |
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.78012, -32.96417 |
|---|
| Thickness | 14M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 250M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 203000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 203000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370010008 |
ROMERO, ARISTIDES 1972. LES GISEMENTS DE KAOLIN ET DE BAUXIT
MONTENEGRO PROVINCE D'ACONCAGUA, CHILE. BULL. SOC. FR. MINER
CRISTALLOGR., 95, 383-391 1972
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Wlu | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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