Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR MASSES PARALLEL TO BEDDING PLANES
Ore controlDuring Intrusion Of Diorite Batholith Hydrothermal Mineralized Solutions Emanated From Magmas Into Surrounding Rocks. Deposits Probably Formed At 1000-4000 M Depth
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueGalena, Magnetite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Calcareous Conglomeratic Breccia (Continental), Las Chilcas Formation;Marine Sedimentary Rocks, Andesitic Volcanic Rocks, Lo Prado Formation;Limestone Unit, Undiff
Associated rockDiorite · Diorite Batholith;Volcanic Tuff & Tuffaceous Breccia, Lo Valle Formation;Andesite Porphyry Lava Flows, Veta Negra Formation
StructureNorth-Trending Broad Open Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses, E-Dipping Monocline Cut By Diorite Batholith
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationNo Info Available
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10068734
MRDS IDW001975
Alternate namesCatemu Cu Mine
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.66914, -70.89952
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGICA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 198 (SPANISH)CARTER, W. D., 1961, YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE TIPO MANTO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. NO. 10, 30 P. (SPANISH)RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.SERPLAC, 1981, ESTUDIO DEL SECTOR MINERO DE LA V REGION: SANTIAGO (6 VOL.)CARTER, WILLIAM, AND ALISTE, NELSON, 1962, QUADRANGULO NIHUE, PROV. ACONCAGUA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. IN PRESS (SPANISH).1965 GEOLMAP WILLIAM CARTECIMRI