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Guayacan

Unknown in Chile with commodity Copper
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279499
MRDS ID TC03933
MAS/MILS ID 3370010004
Record type Site
Current site name Guayacan
Related records 10058134

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.09953, -32.62747 (WGS84)
Elevation 1090
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.09953, -32.62747
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N05W
    Dip 20E
    Thickness 3M
    Length 5000M
    Width 500M
    Depth to top 10M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N05W:20E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cabildo

Mineral rights holdings

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARTER, WILLIAM D. 1960. ORIGIN OF MANTO TYPE COPPER DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    THE CALBIDO MINING DISTRICT, CENTRAL CHILE. INT. GEOL. CONGR

  • Deposit

    21ST, COPENHAGEN, REPT. PT. 16, P. 17-28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBLE COPPER GRADE RANGE IS FROM 2.0 TO 5.0 PERCENT CU WI AVERAGE GRADE OF 3.5 PERCENT CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUN-1991 Wlu U.S. Bureau of Mines

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