Past Producer

Huanteme

Chile
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeManto
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR BODY
Ore controlDeposit Occurs Around Contact Of Granitic Intrusion
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockGranite
Tectonic settingRoof Pendant
AlterationSilicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078122
MRDS IDW026283
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-28.4508, -70.85287
References
RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE (GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE): CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., 305 P., TABLES. (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858GALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22SRUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.RUIZ, C., Y HORNKOHL, H., 1942, INFORME SOBRE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE FE UBICADOS AL NORTE DE VALLENAR (DESDE EL CERRO COLORADO HASTA HUANTEME): INEDITO (DEMIPE)DIAZ, ET AL., 1980, MAPA METALOGENICO PRONOSTICO DE LA III REGION: CORPORACION DE FOMENTO DE LA PRODUCCION, SANTIAGO (5 VOLS.)CIMRIALVARADO, 1970