Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsAzurite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Cuprite, Enargite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tenorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1926
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10182822
MRDS IDW001550
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.46578, -69.43391
References
MARCH, W. S. JR. 1935 ORE DEPOSITS AT POTRERILLOS, CHILE.WASHINGTON. 16TH INT. GEOL. CONG.P 485 500CLARK, A. H. AND SILLITOE, R. H. 1969 ARTHURITE FROM POTRERIATACAMA PROVENCE, CHILE MINERAL. MAG. VOL.37 NO 288 P519 520METALS SOURCEBOOK 7/5/74 ITEM (B3436)MINING MAGAZINE- MAY 1979 P.446E/MJ, JULY 1966, V. 167, NO.7, PAGE 75PRIVATE REPORT, 1974.CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, JAN. 1989, P 5.E/MJ, NOV. 1979, P 68.