Occurrence

Huinquintipa Cu Mine

Chile
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formSUBHORIZONTAL
Ore controlLateral Movement Of Ground Water In Conglomerate
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla
Geology
Host rockConglomerate
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Equivalent In Part To Altos De Pica Formation;
StructureNorth-Trending Broad Open Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10068733
MRDS IDW001974
Alternate namesHuinquintipa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.95257, -68.74618
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 196 (SPANISH)FRUTOS, 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.PACCI, D., Y CACERES, R., 1980, INVENTARIO DE YACIMIENTOS METALICOS Y NO-METALICOS, PRIMERA REGION, TARAPACA: IIG, SANTIAGO.1912 COMPILE INDEPENDENT WORK (?)STANTON, M.E., 1912, HUINQUINTIPA: UNPUB. PRIVATE INF. (SPANISH ?).1961 COMPILE SANTIAGO, CORP. FOMENTO PRODUCTIONCIMRI