Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryCobalt, Nickel, Antimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore control2 Prominent Sets Of Fractures Trending Ne. & Ene. At The S. & Se. Part Of Batholith At Contact With Jurassic Andesitic Volcanic Rocks
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueActinolite, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockTonalite,Diorite
Associated rockTonalite,Diorite
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationHypogene Mineralization Formed In Following Order: Actinolite Partially Becomes Chlorite, Quartz, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Uraninite, Molybdenite, Calcite. Mineralization To Depth Of 670 M Below Surface.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1920
Identification
Deposit ID10068485
MRDS IDW001555
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.07755, -70.18288
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL., TABLE 1, P. 214, 215 (SPANISH)MINING JOUR., ANN. REV. 1969, JUNE, P. 258FLORES, HECTOR, AND HELVIA, JORGE, 1952, ANTECEDENTES GEOLOGICOS SOBRE LA MINA DESPRECIADA DE LA CIA. MINERA TOCOPILLA: MEM. 1ST CONV. INTER-AMER. RECURSOS MINERALES, MINERALES, MEXICO.1952 COMPILE SANTIAGO DEPT. MINAS PETROL.1961 COMPILE UNIV. CHILE1) MIN. JOUR. ANN. REV. 1969, REF. 2) RUIZ, F., 1965, P. 216, REF.EST. G. GOUDARZI 3/73.