Porphyry deposits arguably represent the most economically important class of nonferrous
metallic mineral resources. These magmatic-hydrothermal deposits are characterized by …

The Andes, in particular their central parts, have been known as a preeminent Cu province
for more than 100 years and have been the source of many innovative metallogenic …

El Teniente is a typical porphyry Cu-Mo deposit—in terms of its alteration and sulfide
assemblage zonation, association with felsic intrusions, and predominance of quartz vein …

The primary copper ore at the El Teniente mine is very competent and massive. It is a rock
with almost no open discontinuities. Nevertheless, there is a high frequency network of small …

We propose an integrated kinematic model with mechanical constrains of the Maipo–
Tunuyán transect (33 40′ S) across the Andes. The model describes the relation between …

Rock masses of the primary copper ore at the El Teniente mine fail mainly through the infill
of preexisting veins during the caving processes, especially through those composed of less …

Sand-box experiments were designed to reproduce the effect of sedimentation during
extensional basin development and tectonic inversion. These experiments were motivated …

Abstract The San Ramón Fault (SRF) runs for 30 km along the western flank of the Andes in
front of the city of Santiago, Chile (33.5° S). Geological studies have highlighted the SRF …

The Andean segment between 31 and 34 S documents a unique Tertiary tectono-magmatic
evolution that involves the generation of three world-class Late Miocene porphyry copper …

The Synthetic Rock Mass (SRM) technique has been used to study the strength and
deformation behavior of the rock mass domain Mafic Complex from El Teniente Mine (CMET …