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Chile
Chile is divided into 13 regions, each of which is headed by an intendente appointed by the President. Every region is further divided into provinces with a Gobernador Provincial, also appointed by the President. Finally each of the 51 provinces is divided into municipalities (324) which are sometimes referred to as comunas, each with its own mayor, and councilors, known as concejales elected by their inhabitants.
Each region is designated by a name and a Roman numeral, assigned from north to south. In general, the Roman numeral is used, rather than the name. The only exception is the region where Santiago is situated, which is designated RM, that stands for Región Metropolitana, Metropolitan Region.
In 2005, the Chilean congress passed a reform to create two new regions, one in the north, around the city of Arica, and one in the south centered around Valdivia (aka Region of the Rivers). Being designated by numerals XIV and XV, both break the geographical numerical order from north to south. There is speculation that the numeral system will be dropped in favor of their formal names.
The two regions, 'Arica and Parinacota' in the north (created by subdividing the Tarapacá Region), and 'Los Ríos' in the south (created by subdividing the Los Lagos Region), became operative in October 2007.
On March 11, 2010, the creation of the Marga Marga Province gave Chile a new total of 54 provinces.
Note on names of mines: 'Oficina' is the name for a nitrate (saltpeter) mining property.
Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities754 entries listed. 562 valid minerals. 95 type localities (valid minerals). 5 type localities (others).
Localities in this Region
The above list contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
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References
C. Ruiz Fuller & F. Peebles (1988): Yacimientos metalíferos de Chile. Fondecyt, Stgo de Chile, xx pp.
Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W., eds. (2007): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), 414 pp.
Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W., eds. (2007): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), 414 pp.
External Links
http://www.sernageomin.cl/ [Servicio National de Geología y Minería de Chile (Chilean National Service for Geology and Mines); contains various databases]
http://www.direcmin.com/ [El Directorio Minero de Chile]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Chile
http://www.statoids.com/ucl.html
http://www.albumdesierto.cl/aleman/1oficina.htm [Lists of Oficinas]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_Chile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Chile
http://www.direcmin.com/ [El Directorio Minero de Chile]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Chile
http://www.statoids.com/ucl.html
http://www.albumdesierto.cl/aleman/1oficina.htm [Lists of Oficinas]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geology_of_Chile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining_in_Chile
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