Commodities
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINLIKE BODY, LENTICULAR VEINS
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueDiopside, Garnet, Tourmaline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078142
MRDS IDW026310
Alternate names3 Deposits - Los Colorados, La Negra, And La Escapada
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-28.3058, -70.81787
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