Mine detail: Brillador Cu Mine

Previously called 'Brillador Norte'

<< Back to the map

Location

Lat / long: -29.80913, -71.19621

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Bornite, Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Andesite Extrusive, Limestone & Sedimentary Rocks;Andesite Extrusive, Limestone & Sedimentary Rocks
Host type:Andesite
Associated rock:Andean Diorite Complex;Aqueros Formation
Associated type:Diorite
Structure:North-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses, North-Trending Anticline And Adjacent Synclines To E& W. Two Sets Of Faults, Older Strikes N & Younger E
Tectonic:Andean Cordillera And Batholith
Alteration processes:Hydrothermal Alteration

References

MRDSW001532
DEP10096165
Reference{Deposit:: RUIZ F., CARLOS, 1965, GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE: INST. INV. GEOL. CHILE, TABLE 1. (SPANISH)}{Deposit:: BOWES, W. A. AND OTHERS, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RAIACTIVOS EN CHILE, PT. 2, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. 22, P. 59-72 (SPANISH)}{Deposit:: SERPLAC, 1981, INVENTARIO DE LOS RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA IV REGION: SANTIAGO (28 VOLS.).}{Deposit:: DOUGLAS, JAMES, 1949, LAS MINAS DE COBRE EN CHILE: BOL SOC. NAC. MIN. P. 71-72 (SPANISH).}{Deposit:: 1949 COMPILE PROBABLY PRIVATE COMPANY}{Deposit:: 1958 RECON U S ATOMIC ENERGY COMM & INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CHILE}{Reserve-Resource:: EST. BY G. GOUDARZ - 3/73}
ReporterDavidson, Claire B., Williams, William C.