| Lat / long: | -32.57247, -70.85619 |
| Primary: | Copper |
| Secondary: | Silver, Zinc |
| Tertiary: | Gold |
| Ore: | Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Sphalerite |
| Gangue: | Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Magnetite, Pyrite, Specularite |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR MASSES PARALLEL TO BEDDING PLANES |
| Other material: | Pyrrhotite |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Host type: | Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Associated rock: | Diorite Batholith, Cret ( Ref. 2 ), Tert ( Ref. 3 );Lo Valle Formation, Volcanic Tuff & Tuffaceous Breccia;Veta Negra Formation, Andesite Porphyry Lava Flows |
| Associated type: | Diorite,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Structure: | North-Trending Broad Open Folds Faults Of Varying Lengths And Displacements, And Plutonic Masses, E-Dipping Monocline Cut By Diorite Batholith. Zone Of Block Faulting East Of Diorite Caused By 2 Sets Of N & N 75 Deg. W. Striking Faults. Displacements Range From Few Cm To 30 M. Two Sets Of Porphyritic Andesitic Dikes Cut Deposit. Strike N. 60 Deg. W., Dip N. |
| Tectonic: | Andean Cordillera And Batholith |
| Alteration processes: | Not Prominent But Some Silicification And Chloritization |
| MRDS | W001973 |
| DEP | 10068732 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: RUIZ, F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGICA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, P. 198 (SPANISH)}{Deposit:: CARTER, W. D., 1961, YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE TIPO MANTO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. NO. 10, 30 P. (SPANISH)}{Deposit:: CARTER, W. D., 1960, ORIGEN OF MANTO-TYPE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE CABILDO MINING DISTRICT CENTRAL CHILE: INT. GEOL. CONG., 21ST, NORDEN, PT. 16, P. 17-28}{Deposit:: RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.}{Deposit:: SERPLAC, 1981, ESTUDIO DEL SECTOR MINERO DE LA V REGION: SANTIAGO (6 VOL.)}{Deposit:: CARTER, WILLIAM, AND ALISTE, NELSON, 1962, QUADRANGULO NIHUE, PROV. ACONCAGUA: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. IN PRESS (SPANISH).}{Deposit:: 1965 GEOLMAP WILLIAM D. CARTE}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: RUIZ, 1965, REF.} |
| Reporter | Davidson, Claire B., Williams, William C. |