Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlProbably Intrusion Of Granite. Junction Of 2 Major Shear Faults Sw Of Mine: Salar Del Carmen (Ne-Sw) & Atacama (Nw-Se). Numerous Nne-Trending Smaller Faults To E Of Junction
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueHematite, Pyrite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockGranite · Granodiorite;Quartzose Granite;Metamorphic Rocks (Metasedimentary)
StructureNorth-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses, See Ore Control
Tectonic settingAndean Cordillera And Batholith
AlterationHydrothermal Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107271
MRDS IDW001549
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-25.01583, -70.24954
References
RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, TABLE 1 (SPANISH)BOWES, W. A. AND OTHERS, 1966, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIOACTIVOS EN CHILE, PT 2, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. 22, P 7-26 (SPANISH)AGUIRRE, LUIS AND MEHECH, SOINA, 1964, STRATIGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MANGANESE SEDIMENTARY DEPOSITS OF COQUIMBO PROVINCE, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, NO. 3, P. 428-442.BOWES, W.A., AND OTHERS, 1966, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIOACTIVOSEN CHILE, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INSTITUTE OF INVESTIGATION OF GEOLOGY, BOV. 22, PT. 2, P. 59-70.UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1967, MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE PROVINCE OF COLUMBO, CHILE: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 74-76.1958 RECON U S ATOMIC ENERGY COMM & INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CHIL