Producer

Chuquicamata

Chile
CopperMolybdenumGoldSilverLeadTinSeleniumPlatinumRhodium
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Description

Historical Mining

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryMolybdenum, Gold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Tin, Selenium, Platinum, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAntlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Digenite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Melaconite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnglesite, Blodite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epsomite, Gypsum, Halite, Hematite, Jarosite, Limonite, Mirabilite, Pyrite, Quartz, Soda Niter, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Fortuna Granodiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Chuquicamata Intrusive;Fortuna Granodiorite;Elena Granodiorite
StructureNe To Sw Almost Vertical, North-South Fault Zones: West Fissure, C-2 Fissure, Panizo Fissures, Balmaceda Fissures; N-E Fissures
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera
AlterationPotassic, Quartz-Sericite, Argillic, Propylitic (From Core Outward Quartz-Sericite Zone Is 2500 M Long X 100-500 M Wide)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1915
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10079698
MRDS IDW029791
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-22.28922, -68.90784
References
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