Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault/Bedding
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDacite,Andesite
Associated rockDacite,Andesite · La Negra Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10057938
MRDS IDTC03644
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.12922, -70.20622
References
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLS.).LOSERT, 1973, GENESIS OF COPPER MINERALIZATION AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATION IN THE JURASSIC VOLCANICS WITHIN THE BUENA ESPERANZA MINING AREA: UNIVERSIDAD DE CHLE, PUBLIC NO. 40, 64 P.ENAMI, 1960, #2053R.CIMRIENAMI, 1960.