Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlJulia Fault (N20e, 70e)
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureClay-Filled Structures At N39w,90.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsNO PRODUCTION SINCE 1913.
Identification
Deposit ID10058426
MRDS IDTC04401
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-24.89917, -70.27121
References
BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12VOLS.).KUNTZ, J., 1928, MONOGRAFIA MINERA DE LA PROVINCIA DE ANTOFAGASTA: SONAMI, SANTIAGO.ENAMI, 1945, #2300.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.CIMRI