DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UN ITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (h:uado,-)

ISLA MA.LPELO (Colombia)

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EXPLANATION

DEPOSIT TYPE

• Vein

• Replacement • Porphyry, stockwork, disseminated

• Stratiform

RECOVERABLE COPPER DEPOSITS [ in metr ic tons]

•••• •••• • • • Large Medium Small

>l ,000,000 l,000,000-50, 000 <50 ,000

REFERENCES

Ahlfeld, Federico, and Sch neider-Scherbi na , A., 1964, Los yacimientos rninerales y de hidrocarburos de Bolivia: Dept. Nae. Geo log{a Bull. 5, 388 p., [La Paz, Bolivia].

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Angelelli, V., and others, 1970, Descr1pc1on del mapa metalogen~tico de la RepGblica Argentina, mine rales rnetal{fe ros: Dir. Nae . Geologla y Miner{a , An. 15, 183 p.

Bellizzia, G.A., 1973, Mineral resource map o f Venezuela: [unpubl ished data].

Fuller, C .R., 1965, Geolog{a y yacimientos me tal{fe ros de Chile: Santiago, Chile, Inst. Inv. Geol., 305 p.

Mi nisterio de Industria y Miner{a, 1971, Mapa Mi9ero (by Argentinian prov ince) : Dir. Nae. Prornocion Minera [Argentina], 22 sheets, scale 1:750 ,000.

Patterson, S.H., 1967, Bauxite reserves and pote ntial aluminum resources of the world: U.S . Geol. Survey Bull. 1228, 176 p . ,

Sociedad Nacional de Miner{a y Petr~leo, 1969, Peru, mapa metalogen~tico : [Lima, PerU], 8 sheets, scale 1 :1,000,000.

Suszczynski, E.F., 1973, Metallogenetic map of Brazil­explanatory _note of legend: Dept. Nae. Produfao Mineral, Ministerio das Minas e Energ{a, [Bras il ], 15 p.

102 96 90

Base modified from U.S. Department of State Geographic map of South America, 35400, 10-67.

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SEA

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SC ALE 115.00D.OOO

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STA TL TE M I LES

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KILOMETERS

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ARGENTINA

1 . Capill i tas 2 . La Mejicana 3. PachOn 4. Cerro Mercedario 5. Arroyo la Honda 6. 7 .

8. 9.

10. 11 . 1 2. 13. 14 . 15. 16.

Leoncito 'ia l quarez Paramillos Norte Paramillos Sur R{o de las Vacas Las suevas Cordon del Pla ta Por t illo Argentino Infiernillo Las Choic as Condorconqu i

BOLIVIA

l. Corocoro 2. Ch,:ic,:irilla

BRAZIL

1. cara{ba-Cura5~ 2. Mlna de Camaqua

CHILE

1. Mocha 2 . Cerro Colorc1 do 3. La P lanada 4. Sagas c a 5. Hu i nquintip<l 6 . Tocopilla 7 . Buena Esperanza 8. Chuquic arnata 9 . Ruetena

l O. Ga l ama 11. Exotica 1 2. San Jose, Tulnil 13. S i erra Gorda 1 4. Michilla 15. Baguendano 16. Mantos BJ ancos 17. Carrizalillo 18. El Salvador 19. Potrei:-illos 20. Laura

Manto Verde (E l Sal.-.do)

21. San Pedro

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COPPER DEPOSITS OF SOU'l'H AMER TCA

[See map for lo,;ationsl

CHILE (Conti nued )

22. Lautora 23. Faipo te

Teres i ta 24. Remolinos

Manto Barne 25. Manto Verde

Abundancia Agustinas

26. Vallenar 27 . El Ori to 28. Brillador 29. Arf>queros 30 . Cerro Colorado­

Andacollo 31. Panulcillo

Andacol la 32. El Cobre 33. Lan.-. 34. Cambarbala 35. Llamuco 36 . Los Pelambres 37". ::Jiab lo 38. El Soldado 39 . Los Mantes Catemu

El Salado 40. Rfo Blanco

Disputada 41 . La Aguiz:e 42. La Afri cana 43. El Ten ien te 44. Juanita 45. Ventanacura

COLOMBI A

1. Pegadorcito R.fo Pantanos

ECUADOR

1 . Cha.ucha 2. Loja

MAP SHOWING COPPER DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA Compiled by

Gus H. Goudarzi

1977

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MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-868 F

GOUDARZI - Cu DEPOSITS, SOUTH AMERICA

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6 . Michiquillay Punre 7 . Cascabamba 8 . Algamarca 9. Quiruvilca

10. Magistrill U . Pashpa 12 . An tam ina 13. Carmen de l Macizo 14. Cerro d,:: Pasco 14A . El Dorado 15. Chungar 16. Morococho

Casapa l ca Chanape

17. Ta rro Macho 18 . Vauricocha 19 . Cobriza 20. Condes t a ble 21. Al ma cien 22. Condor 23. Azurita 24. Canza 25. Santa Elena 26. Chalcobamba.

Ferrobamba 27. Katanga 28. Quena,mari-

San Rafael 29. Tint~y a 30. Acar1 31. Aguas Verdas 32 . El Ma nto 33. Madrigal 34. Tacaza 35. l:lerenguela 36. Cerro '!,erde 37 . Qucquena 38. Minas de Chapi 39. San Jos€ 40 . Cuajone 41 . Qucllaveco 42 . 1'oqucpala

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Geology, reserves, resources, production, and other data on· rnost deposits, as well as references, were compiled by C.B. Davidson, E.M. Irving, G.H. Goudarzi, G.L. Shaffer, and M.G. White, 1972-74 .

The information is stored in the U.S. Geological Survey Computerized Resource Infonnation Bank (CRIB) M(2CO)

MF BG:BF C.i

Interior-Geological Survey, Heston, Virginia- 1977

For sale by Branch of Distribution. U.S. Geolog ical Survey, 1200 South Eads Streel. Arhngton, VA 12202

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