| Deposit ID | 10304198 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370050007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ojo De Gallo |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -68.84951, -21.94755 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Antofagasta(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Antofagasta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Atacamite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.84951, -21.94755 |
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| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 68S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 80M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| District name | El Abra |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
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| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Chile |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370050007 |
LOWELL, D., 1974, THREE NEW COPPER MINES FOR CHILE: MIN. ENG
26:11:22-28
SUTULOV, A., 1974, NORMALIZATION OF COPPER PRODUCTION IS KEY
CHILES DRIVE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ENG. MIN. JOUR., 175:2:7
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOWELL SAYS MINE IS OLDER PIT ON OXIDE CU ATOP PRESENT EL AB BODY, OXIDES SENT TO CHUQUI FOR FLUX FOR SMELTER. MINE IS 5 N. OF CHUQUI VIA GRAVEL ROAD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JUN-1991 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.