Producer

San Jose, Tuina Cu Mine

Chile
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeManto
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSYNCLINAL STRUCTURE
Ore controlFault At O, 70e
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite, Tenorite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Tuina Formation;Pampa Formation
Associated rockTuff
StructureNorth-Trending Broad Open Folds, Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses. South-Plunging Syncline., Synclinal Structure Cut By Fault Parallel To Axis. Other Faults At N20w, 60sw, And N8w-90, 90.
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationArgillic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10068739
MRDS IDW001981
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.53754, -68.42783
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 194 (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.RACZYNSKI, A., 1963, GEOLOGIA DEL DISTRITO MINERO DE TUINA: TESIS DE GRADO, DEPTO. GEOL., FAC. DE CS. FIS. Y MAT., UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, 117 P.CAMUS, F., 1986, LOS YACIMIENTOS ESTRATOLOGADOS DE CU, PB-ZN, Y AG DE CHILE, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 548-635.BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESARROLLO, SANTIAGO (12 VOLS.)ENAMI, 1973, #2100.FLORES, H., 1956, ARCHIVO SERNAGEOMIN #2797.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 46.ANON., 1992, NORTH LILY AND TUINA MINE IN CHILE NOW OPERATING: SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, AUGUST 8, 1992, P. 7.RACZYNSKI, ANDRES, 1962, MINA JOSE, TUINA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL., UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION (SPANISH).1958 COMPILE INDEPENDENT WORK1962 COMPILE INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS, CHILECIMRIRUIZ, 1965, REF.; ENAMI, 1973; SKILLINGS (1992)CAMUS, 1986; BORIC ET AL., 1984.