Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueAlunite, Magnetite, Quartz, Sericite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
AlterationQuartz-Chlorite-Clay-Sericite, Advanced Argillic Cap
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10058501
MRDS IDTC04501
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-31.74052, -70.92592
References
SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.)VILA, T., AND SILLITOE, R.H., 1991, GOLD-RICH PORPHYRY SYSTEMS IN THE MARICUNGA BELT, NORTHERN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1238-1260.SILLITOE, R.H., MCKEE, E.H., AND VILA, T., 1991, RECONNAISSANCE K-AR GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE MARICUNGA GOLD-SILVER BELT, NORTHERN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 86, NO. 6, P. 1261-1270.CIMRIVILA AND SILLITOE (1991)