Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlNs Faults Control
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Hematite
GangueMagnetite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockTrachyte,Andesite
Associated rockTrachyte,Andesite · Lo Prado Formation
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses, Bedding At 0 - 30e. Three Fault Systems Trending N And Ne
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10105516
MRDS IDW001537
Alternate namesEl Soldado
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.64414, -71.1112
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. TABLE 1 (SPANISH)MINING JOUR. ANN REV, 1970, JUNE, P. 299RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.RUGE, H., 1985, GEOLOGIA Y MINERALIZACION DE YACIMIENTO DE COBRE EL SOLDADO, V REGION, CHILE: IV CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO.KLOHN, E., HOLMGREN, C., AND RUGE, H., 1986, EL SOLDADO, A PECULIAR COPPER DEPOSIT ASSOCIATED WITH ANOMALOUS ALKALINE VOLCANISM IN THE CENTRAL CHILEAN COASTAL RANGE: SYMPOSIUM ON SOUTH AMERICAN MINERAL DEPOSITS, AIME, NEW ORLEANS, 8 P.SERPLAC, 1981, ESTUDIO DEL SECTOR MINERO DE LA V REGION: SANTIAGO (6 VOLS).1965 GEOLMAP WILLIAM CARTERCARTER, WILLIAM, AND ALISTE NELSON, 1965 (?), CUADRANGULO NIHUE, PROV. ACONCAGUA: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, REPT. IN PREPARATION, (SPANISH)CIMRIMINING JOUR. 1970 REF.; RUIZ Y PEEBLES, 1988.