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Vallenar Cu Mine

Producer 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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068486
MRDS ID W001556
Record type Site
Current site name Vallenar Cu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -70.78287, -28.56414 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Relative position ABOUT 175 KM N. OF COASTAL CITY LA SERENA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE FOR TOWN OF VALLENAR

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -70.78287, -28.56414
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Empresa Nacional De Mineria (Enami)

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Greater Than 1.0 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PROD. EST. BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73 BASED ON 1.0% CU ORE TO YIELD 3,800 TONS COPPER. GRADE OF ORE PROBABLY MUCH HIGHER THAN 1.0% CU

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EST. BASED ON 10 YEARS RESERVE AT 400,000 TON/YEAR ORE GREATER THAN 1.0% CU. ORE GRADE PROBABLY MUCH HIGHER THAN 1.0% CU
  • EST. PROBABLY CONSERVATIVE CONSIDERING $85 MIL. INVESTMENT BY (ENAMI) ON ALL THEIR PROPERTIES. ORE GRADE IS PROBABLY MUCH HIGHER THAN 1.0% CU
  • ESTIMATED BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73. BASED ON $85 MIL. INVESTMENT BY ENAMI ON ALL THEIR PROPERTIES. EST. PROBABLY TOO CONSERVATIVE. ORE GRADE MUCH HIGHER THAN 1.0% CU

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL ANNUAL REVIEW, 1969, JUNE, P. 258

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, ALEXANDER, 1969, CHILE'S SMALL COPPER MINES EXPAND: WORLD MINING, V. 5, NO. 4, P. 50-55.

  • Production

    MIN. JOUR., 1969, REF.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EST. BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey

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