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Zaldivar

Prospect in Chile with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10058061
MRDS ID TC03812
Record type Site
Current site name Zaldivar
Related records 10206784

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.06618, -24.21418 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.06618, -24.21418
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name La Escondida

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Outokumpu Resources, Inc. (Paid $25m For Deposit)

Comments on the production information

  • PRELIMINARY STUDIES INDICATE 12 YEAR MINE LIFE AT 40,000T/YR IN CATHODE FORM VIA HEAP LEACHING AND ELECTROWINNOWING TO BEGIN IN 1994.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 60000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on the workings information

  • PLANS TO MINE WITH OPEN PIT.

Comments on development

  • EXPL.COM: OUTOKUMPU TO DRILL MORE BEFORE FEASIBILITY REPORT. ; DEV$: 75-80

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1990 (FEB., MARCH), P.96, 168

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1990

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1990.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Williams, William C. University of Arizona

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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