Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlMineralized Zones (Faults & Veins) Along Contact Of Andean Diorite Complex And Older Volcanic Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsAtacamite, Malachite
GangueGypsum, Hematite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockTonalite,Diorite,Conglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Andesite,Granite
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults And Plutonic Masses, Extensive Block Faults That Strike Nne And Are Rela Ted To Ne Tension Fractures. Major Fault, Salar Del Carmen, Strikes Nne And Is W Of Mines
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10068484
MRDS IDW001554
Alternate namesCierra Gorda
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.88087, -69.36619
References
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES MIN. YRBK. 1970, V. 1, P. 474.KNOWLES, P. H. AND OTHERS, 1964, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIACTIVOS EN CHILE, PROV. TARAPACA AND ANTOFAGASTA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL 18, PT. 1, P. 47-59RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1962, MAPA METALAGENICO DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, SCALE, 1:1,500,000 (SPANISH)SUTULOV, ALEXANDER, 1969, CHILE'S SMALL COPPER MINES EXPAND: WORLD MINING, V. 5, NO. 4, P. 55SERRANO, MARIO, 1962, RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN PART OF THE SIERRA GORDA DISTRICT, PROV. OF ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION RAW MATERIALS EXPLORATION REPORT 4570.KNOWLES, P.H., AND OTHERS, 1964, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIOACTIVE EN CHILE, PROV. TARAPACA AND ANTOFAGATA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL 28, PT. 1, P. 47-59.1962 RECON U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COM. M & INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CHIL