Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFault Fissure 3 To 18 M Wide
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults And Plutonic Masses
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10068476
MRDS IDW001542
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-33.45914, -70.82285
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, TABLE 1, (SPANISH)MCMAHON, A. D., 1965, COPPER A MATERIALS SURVEY: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8225 P. 61THOMAS, HERBERT, 1957, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA CORDILLERA DE LA COSTA EN LA REGION COMPRENDIDA ENTRE EL VALLE DE LA LIGUA Y LA CUESTA DE BARRIGA: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, UNPUB. INF. (SPANISH).1957 COMPILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CHILMINING MAG. SEPT. 1969, VOL. 121, NO. 3 P-241