Mine detail: Paposo Cu Mine

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Location

Lat / long: -25.01583, -70.24954

Resource(M)

Primary: Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Hematite, Pyrite, Tourmaline

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Diorite
Associated rock:Granodiorite;Quartzose Granite;Metamorphic Rocks (Metasedimentary)
Associated type:Granite
Structure:North-Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses, See Ore Control
Tectonic:Andean Cordillera And Batholith
Alteration processes:Hydrothermal Alteration

References

MRDSW001549
DEP10107271
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, 1966, EXPLORACION DE MINERALES RADIOACTIVOS EN CHILE, PT 2, PROV. ATACAMA AND COQUIMBO: CHILE INST. INV. GEOL. BOL. 22, P 7-26 (SPANISH)}{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: 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.}{Deposit:: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, 1967, MINERAL RESOURCES SURVEY OF THE PROVINCE OF COLUMBO, CHILE: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 74-76.}{Deposit:: 1958 RECON U S ATOMIC ENERGY COMM & INSTITUTO INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS CHIL}
ReporterDavidson, Claire B.