Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model53: Porphyry Cu
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore control2 Belts In Fractured Granite. West Belt Trends 11km N-S, Is 20-500m Wide. East Belt Trends N 25 Deg W, Is 200-800m Wide
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite
GangueBarite, Hematite, Pyrite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Granite
Associated rockDiorite,Granite · Granodiorite;;;Tourmalinized Breccia, Age Not Shown
StructureNorth Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068471
MRDS IDW001536
Alternate namesLos Bronces
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.14914, -70.29617
References
RUIZ F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 189-189 (SPANISH)MINING MAGAZINE, 1969, V. 121, NO. 3, P. 257MINING JOUR. ANN. REV. 1970, JUNE, P. 299; 1969, P. 258AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8/4/77, P. 18, V. 65, NO. 1501927 GEOLMAP CHILEAN GOVT (?)BRUGGEN, JUAN, 1927, LA GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE LAS CONDES Y RIO BLANCO: ROL. SOC. NAC. MIN., V. 39, P. 283-291THE 1968-69 ESTIMATES ARE FROM THE MINING JOURNAL ANNUAL REVIEW, 1969, 1970. THE 1970 ANNUAL PRODUCTION FIGURE IS FROM MINING MAGAZINE, 1969.ESTIMATED BY GUS GOUDARZI 3/73