Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formSUBHORIZONTAL
Ore controlPossibly North-Trending Mineralized Faults.
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Chrysocolla, Tenorite
GangueGypsum, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Felsic Volcanic Rock · Altos De Pica Formation, Cgl, Sst, Volcanic;Cgl, Sst, Shl, Mudstone Marine, Continental Sequence
Associated rockDiorite,Mafic Volcanic Rock · Andean Diorite Complex (Granite To Diorite);Sequence Of Andesitic Porphyries & Cgl; May Include Chert Unit Of Unknown Age
StructureNorth-Trending Fold, Faults And Plutonic Masses, Intrusion Of Two Medium-Sized Stocks Of Andean Diorite Complex. Cretaceous And Tertiary Dip 12 Deg. W. Pre-Mesozoic Rocks Are Complexly Faulted Steeply Dipping.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationNo Significant Alteration At Contact Of Intrusive Stocks
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10068482
MRDS IDW001552
Alternate namesLa Cascada
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.19092, -69.3512
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL., TABLE 1 (SPANISH)MINING JOUR. ANN. REV. 1969, JUNE P. 258MINING. MAG., 1969, V. 121, NO. 3, P. 257.KNOWLES, PAUL H., AND OTHERS, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE MAMINA AREA, PROVINCE OF TARAPACA, CHILE: U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM. RME 4524, P. 12FRUTOS, 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.RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.PACCI, D. Y CACERES, R., 1980 INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.GRAFF, E.H., 1955, PRIVATE UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE SAGASCA COPPER DEPOSIT.KNOWLES, PAUL, AND OTHERS, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE MAMINA AREA, PROV. OF TARAPACA: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RAW MATERIALS EXPLORATION REPORT 4524, P. 12.1955 COMPILE INDEPENDENT WORK1958 RECON U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMM.CIMRIMINING MAG., 1969, REF.EST. G. GOUDARZI 3/73 BASED ON TOTAL $32.5 MIL. INVEST.