Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlVesicular Flow Crests And Paleochannels.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Safflorite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Lo Prado Formation
Associated rockLimestone · Los Maquis Limestone Member
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10058134
MRDS IDTC03933
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.51247, -71.07453
References
RUIZ, C. Y PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.ENAMI, 1967, #5031.SERPLAC, 1981, ESTUDIO DEL SECTOR MINERO DE LA V REGION: SANTIAGO (6 VOLS.).CARTER, W.D., AND ALISTET, N., 1964, PALEO-CHANNELS AT THE GUAYACAN COPPER MINE, CABILDO DISTRICT, ACONCAGUA PROVINCE, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, NO. 7, P. 1283-1292.CIMRICARTER AND ALISTET (1964).