Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsAntlerite, Atacamite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite, Molybdenite
GangueLimonite, Magnetite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockAndesite,Granite
Associated rockGranite
StructureProximal To Transcurrent Antofagasta-Calama Fault Which Trends Northeast.
AlterationSericitic, Argillic, Propylitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10106980
MRDS IDTC03374
Alternate namesCatalina
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-22.84587, -69.34285
References
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