Domeyko Fault

The Domeyko Fault (Spanish: Falla Domeyko) or Precordilleran Fault System is a geological fault located in Northern Chile.^[1] The fault is of the strike-slip type and runs parallel to the Andes, the coast and the nearby Atacama Fault. The fault originated in the Eocene.^[1] Along its length the Domeyko Fault hosts several porphyry copper deposits including Chuquicamata, Collahuasi, El Abra, El Salvador, La Escondida and Potrerillos.^[2] The fault is named after 19th century geologist Ignacy Domeyko.

See also

• Chilean Iron Belt
• Copper mining in Chile
• Copperbelt
• El Indio Gold Belt
• Maricunga Gold Belt