Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Enargite, Pyrite
GangueQuartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Rhyolite,Andesite · Collahuasi Porphyry;
StructureUpthrown Block Of Permo-Triassic Rocks In Fault Contact On The West (West Fissure Fault, Nw Trending) Jurassic Marine Sediments And On The East In Fault Contact With Tertiary Volcanics (Loa Fault, Nw-Trending). Hydrothermal Systems In District Are Aligned E-W.
Tectonic settingAndes
AlterationPhyllic, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1896
Identification
Deposit ID10057456
MRDS IDTC03004
Alternate namesCollahuasi, Rosario, Huinquita Oxide, Ujina, La Grande Deposits
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.97257, -68.69618
References
FRUTOS, J. AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980, INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.DICK, L.A., CHAVEZ, W.X., JR., GONZALES, A., AND BISCO, C., 1994, GEOLOGIC SETTING AND MINERALOGY OF THE CU-AG-(AS) ROSARIO VEIN SYSTEM, COLLAHUASI DISTRICT, CHILE: SEG NEWSLETTER, OCT. 1994, NO. 19, P. 1, 6-11.LITTLE, M.L., 1993, EXPLORATION REVIEW: SOUTH AMERICA: SEG NEWSLETTER, NO. 15, OCTOBER '93, P. 14.CIMRIDICK ET AL (1994).