Mocha

CL / Tarapaca

•-19.81430, -69.26623View on Map Open in Google Maps

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About this location

Mocha is a mineral prospect in Tarapaca, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.

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AzuriteChalcociteChalcopyriteChrysocollaCopperMalachite

Mining history

Status: Prospect
Operation type: Surface

Records and references

Cited references

HOLLISTER, V., 1973, REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PORPHYRY CODEPOSITS OF S. AMER.: MIN. ENG., AUG., 1973, P. 51-57. ANONYMOUS, 1974, CHILES UNEXPLOITED COPPER DEPOSITS: MIN. JO182-214. PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, MARCH 2, 1978, CHUQUICAMATA MINE,CORPORACION DEL COBRE, COMPANIA DE COBRE CHUQUICAMATA,HUERFANOS 812, 5TH FLOOR, SANTIAGO, CHILE. COPY ON FILE ATU.S. BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER, COLORADO. WORLD MINING, CONOCO BEGINS EXPLORATION AT LA MOCHA CU DE-POSIT, 2/82, P.66. LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 10/30/87, VOL. 60, NO 20, P.8.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10255022 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -19.81430, -69.26623

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