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El Laco
Chile
Main commodities: Fe




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2016.     Record last updated: 29/05/2016
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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El Laco district

    Selected References
Broughm, S.G., Hanchar, J.M., Tornos, F., Westhues, A. and Attersley, S.,  2017 - Mineral chemistry of magnetite from magnetite-apatite mineralization and their host rocks: examples from Kiruna, Sweden, and El Laco, Chile: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.52, pp. 1223-1244.
Chen H,  2010 - Mesozoic IOCG Mineralisation in the Central Andes: an Updated Review: in Porter T M, (Ed),  2010 Hydrothermal Iron Oxide Copper-Gold and Related Deposits: A Global Perspective PGC Publishing, Adelaide   v.3 pp. 259-272
Childress, T., Simon, A.C., Reich, M., Barra, F., Bilenker, L.D., La Cruz, N.L., Bindeman, I.N. and Ovalle, J.T.,  2020 - Triple Oxygen (δ18O, Δ17O), Hydrogen (δ2H), and Iron (δ56Fe) Stable Isotope Signatures Indicate a Silicate Magma Source and Magmatic-Hydrothermal Genesis for Magnetite Orebodies at El Laco, Chile: in    Econ. Geol.   v.115, pp. 1519-1536.
La Cruz, N.L.J., Ovalle, T., Simon, A.C., Konecke, B.A., Barra, F., Reich, M., Leisen, M. and Childress, T.M.,  2020 - The Geochemistry of Magnetite and Apatite from the El Laco Iron Oxide-Apatite Deposit, Chile: Implications for Ore Genesis: in    Econ. Geol.   v.115, pp. 1461-1491.
Naslund H R, Henriquez F, Nystrom J O, Vivallo W and Dobbs F M,  2002 - Magmatic Iron Ores and Associated Mineralisation: Examples from the Chilean High Andes and Coastal Cordillera: in Porter T M (Ed.), 2002 Hydrothermal Iron Oxide Copper-Gold and Related Deposits: A Global Perspective, PGC Publishing, Adelaide   v.2 pp. 207-226
Ovalle, J.T., Reich, M., Barra, F., Simon, A.C., Deditius, A.P., Vaillant, M.L., Neill, O.K., Palma, G., Romero, R., Roman, N., La Cruz, N.L., Roberts, M.P. and Morata, D.,  2022 - Magmatic-hydrothermal evolution of the El Laco iron deposit revealed by trace element geochemistry and high-resolution chemical mapping of magnetite assemblages: in    Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta   v.330, pp. 230-257. doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2022.03.012.
Palma, G., Barra, F., Reich, M., Simon, A.C. and Romero, R.,  2020 - A review of magnetite geochemistry of Chilean iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits and its implications for ore-forming processes: in    Ore Geology Reviews   v.126, doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2020.103748.
Sillitoe R H, Burrows D R  2002 - New field evidence bearing on the origin of the El Laco Magnetite deposit, northern Chile: in    Econ. Geol.   v97 pp 1101-1109
Tornos, F., Velasco, F. and Hanchar, J.M.,  2016 - Iron-rich melts, magmatic magnetite, and superheated hydrothermal systems: The El Laco deposit, Chile: in    Geology   v.44 pp. 427-430.
Tornos, F., Velasco, F. and Hanchar, J.M.,  2017 - The Magmatic to Magmatic-Hydrothermal Evolution of the El Laco Deposit (Chile) and Its Implications for the Genesis of Magnetite-Apatite Deposits : in    Econ. Geol.   v.112, pp. 1595-1628.
Xie, Q., Zhang, Z., Hou, T., Cheng, Z., Campos, E., Wang, Z. and Fei, X.,  2019 - New Insights for the Formation of Kiruna-Type Iron Deposits by Immiscible Hydrous Fe-P Melt and High-Temperature Hydrothermal Processes: Evidence from El Laco Deposit: in    Econ. Geol.   v.114, pp. 35-46.


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