Mine detail: Laco Norte

Previously called 'El Laco Norte'

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Location

Lat / long: -23.82418, -67.47447

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron
Ore: Hematite, Magnetite
Gangue: Actinolite, Apatite, Limonite, Quartz, Scapolite
Orebody form: HALF MOON
Discovery year: 1958

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Andesite
Associated type:Andesite

References

MRDSW026278
DEP10078118
Reference{Deposit:: RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE, CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., CHILE, 307 P. TABLES, (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858G}{Deposit:: PARK, C. F., JR., 1972 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN ECON. GEOL. V. 56 , N. 3 , P. 339}{Deposit:: FRUTOS, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., 1986, FICHAS METALOGENICAS DE YACIMIENTOS MINERALES METALICOS CHILENOS, IN FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., AND PINCHEIRA, M., EDS., GEOLOGIA Y RECURSOS MINERALES CHILENOS: UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION, CONCEPCION, P. 841-888.}{Deposit:: RUIZ, C. AND PEEBLES, F., 1988, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: SANTIAGO, 334 P.}{Deposit:: PARK, C., 1961, A MAGNETIC FLOW IN NORTHERN CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 56, P. 431-441.}{Deposit:: MAKSAEV, V., GARDEWEG, M., RAMIREZ, C., AND ZENTILLI, M., 1988, APLICCCION DEL METODO TRAZAS DE FISION A LA DATACION DE CUERPOS DE MAGNETITA DE EL LACO E INCAHUASI EN EL ALTIPLANO DE LA REGION DE ANTOFOGASTA: V CONGRESO GEOLOGICO CHILENO, P. B1-B23.}{Deposit:: BORIC, R., DIAZ, F., AND MAKSAEV, V., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MAPA METALOGENICO, II REGION: GERENCIA DE DESAROLLO, SANTIAGO, (12 VOLUMES).}{Deposit:: HENRIQUEZ, F., AND MARTIN, R., 1978, CRYSTAL GROWTH IN MAGNETITE FLOWS AND FEEDER DIKES, EL LACO, CHILE: CAN. MIN., 16, P. 581-589.}{Deposit:: HENRIQUEZ, F., 1981, EL YACIMIENTO EL LACO (ABS): PRIMERO COLOQUIO SOBRE VOLCANISMO Y METALOGENESIS: UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, ANTOFAGASTA, P. 92-94.}{Deposit:: WEGNER, R., 1979, DIE MAGNETIT LAVASTROME VON EL LACO IN CHILE, UNDIHERE BEGLEISTENDEN GESTEINE: MEMORIA MINERLOGISTA, UNIV. ALBERT LUDWIG, FREIBERG, BREMEN, 89 P.}{Deposit:: FRUTOS, J., OYARZUN, J., SHIGA, Y., AND ALFARO, G., 1990, THE EL LACO MAGNETITE LAVA FLOW DEPOSITS, NORTHERN CHILE: AN UP-TO-DATE REVIEW AND NEW DATA: IN FONTBOTE, L., AMSTUTZ, G.C., CARDOZO, M., CEDILLO, E., AND FRUTOS, J., EDS., STRATABOUND ORE DEPOSITS IN THE ANDES, SPRINGER-VERLAG, BERLIN, P. 681-690.}{Deposit:: NYSTROM, J.O., AND HENRIQUEZ, F., 1994, MAGMATIC FEATURES OF IRON ORES OF THE KIRUNA TYPE IN CHILE AND SWEDEN: ORE TEXTURES AND MAGNETITE GEOCHEMISTRY: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 89, P. 820-839.}{Reserve-Resource:: RUIZ FULLER, 1965}
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