Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlIntrusion Of Andean Diorite And 2 Sets Of Fractures Striking N-S & Ne-Sw Associated With Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Apatite, Biotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Quartz, Scapolite, Serpentine, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Sedimentary Rocks, Meta Limestone, Sst
Associated rockDiorite,Tuff · Diorite Batholith Unit (Andean Unit);Porphyry Formation, Breccia, Porphyritic Tuffs;Porphyry Formation, Manto Of Porphyritic Lavas;Hydrothermally Altered Porphyry Unit
StructureNorth-Trending Broad Open, Folds Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses, Anticlinal Structure, Strikes Nw, East Limb Dips 50 Deg. E., West Limb Dips 60 Deg. W. See Info In Ore Control
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationHydrothermal And Contact Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10068738
MRDS IDW001979
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-30.45246, -71.20787
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGICA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, 305 P. (SPANISH)GONZALEZ, P., EDUARDO, 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO-ECONOMICO DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE PANULCILLO Y REGIONES VECINAS: CHILE UNIV. INST. GEOLOGIA PUB. NO. 4, P. 46-92 (SPANISH)RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.GONZALEZ, E., 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO-ECONOMICO DEL DISTRITO MINERO PANULCILLO Y REGIONES VECINAS: UNIVERSISAD DE CHILE, PUBLIC #4.SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.)GONZALES, P., EDUARDO, 1954, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO - ECONOMICO DEL EISTRITO MINERO DE PANUCILLO Y REGIONES VECINAS: CHILE UNIV. INST. GEOLOGIA PUB. NO. 4, 46-92 (SPANISH).1954 COMPILE UNIV. OF CHILCIMRI