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Los Pelambres, Frontera
Chile
Main commodities: Cu Mo




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2011.     Record last updated: 13/12/2012
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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    Selected References
Atkinson W W, Souviron A, Vehre T I, Faunes G. A  1996 - Geology and mineral zoning of the Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile: in Camus F, Sillitoe R H, Petersen R, (Eds) 1996 Andean Copper Deposits: New Discoveries, mineralization, Styles and Metallogeny Soc. Econ. Geologists   Spec. Publ. No. 5 pp 131-156
Hollings, P., Cooke, D. and Clark, A.,  2005 - Regional Geochemistry of Tertiary Igneous Rocks in Central Chile: Implications for the Geodynamic Environment of Giant Porphyry Copper and Epithermal Gold Mineralization: in    Econ. Geol.   v.100, pp. 887-904.
Mpodozis, C. and Cornejo, P.,  2012 - Cenozoic Tectonics and Porphyry Copper Systems of the Chilean Andes: in Hedenquist J W, Harris M and Camus F, 2012 Geology and Genesis of Major Copper Deposits and Districts of the World - A tribute to Richard H Sillitoe, Society of Economic Geologists, Denver,   Special Publication 16, pp. 329-360
Perello J, Brockway H, Posso H, Sillitoe R, East p and Matthews F,  2011 - Discovery of the Frontera porphyry Cu-Au deposit at Los Pelambres, central Chile: in Barra F. et al., (eds,),  Lets Talk Ore Deposits, 11th Biennial Meeting, SGA 2011, September, 2011, Santiago, Chile   Proceedings volume, 3p.
Reich M, Parada M A, Palacios C, et al.  2003 - Adakite-like signature of Late Miocene intrusions at the Los Pelambres giant porphyry copper deposit in the Andes of central Chile: metallogenic implications: in    Mineralium Deposita   v38 pp 876-885
Sillitoe R H,  1973 - Geology of the Los Pelambres porphyry copper deposit, Chile.: in    Econ. Geol.   v68 pp 1-10
Sillitoe, R.H.,  1977 - Permo-Carboniferous upper Cretaceous and Miocene porphyry copper-type mineralization in the Argentine Andes: in    Econ. Geol.   v.72, pp. 99-109
Stern C R and Skewes M A,  2005 - Origin of Giant Miocene and Pliocene Cu-Mo Deposits in Central Chile: Role of Ridge Subduction, Decreased Subduction Angle, Subduction Erosion, Crustal Thickening, and Long-Lived, Batholith-Size, Open-System Magma Chambers: in Porter, T.M. (Ed), 2005 Super Porphyry Copper & Gold Deposits - A Global Perspective, PGC Publishing, Adelaide,   v.1 pp. 65-82


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