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El Salvador

Producer in Atacama, Chile with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133731
MRDS ID W001538
MAS/MILS ID 3370090011
Record type Site
Current site name El Salvador
Alternate or previous names Quebrada M Open Pit, Andes, El Salvador Division, Inca
Related records 10068472

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -69.56622, -26.24748 (WGS84)
Elevation 2650
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atacama(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Atacama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Galena Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -69.56622, -26.24748
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 130M
    Length 1300M
    Width 700M
    Area 50HA
    Depth to top 395M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 PIPELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 POTASSIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 200
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 801118

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1916
Mining method Caving Methods - Block Caving
Year of first production 1959
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Potrerillos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion National Del Cobre De Chile (Codelco-Chile)
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • ANACONDA OF THE US OPERATED EL SALVADOR UNDER A CONCESSION UNTIL THE GOVT. EXPROPRIATED ALL ANACONDA HOLDINGS IN 1971

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Description 8614000 Mt Ore
  • Year 1975
    Description 1.17% Cu, .031% Mo, .11 G Au, 1.64 G Ag 8567000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8567000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Description Fine Copper 82800 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 82800mt
  • Year 1976
    Description 1.15% Cu, .034% Mo, .10 G Au, 1.66 G Ag 8606000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Silver Silver 8606000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Description Fine Copper 80700 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 80700mt
  • Year 1977
    Description 1.12% Cu, .034% Mo, .09 G Au, 2.07 G Ag 8620000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8620000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Description Fine Copper 77500 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 77500mt
  • Year 1978
    Description 1.12% Cu, .029% Mo, .10 G Au, 2.27 G Ag 8494000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 8494000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description Fine Copper 78100 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 78100mt
  • Year 1979
    Description 1.11% Cu, .023% Mo, .10 G Au, 1.85 G Ag 8882000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Silver Silver 8882000mt 2g/mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Fine Copper 74800 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 74800mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 1.09% Cu, .024% Mo, .11 G Au, 2.22 G Ag 8723000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Silver Silver 8723000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
  • Year 1981
    Description 1.08% Cu, .024% Mo, .10 G Au, 2.14 G Ag 9020000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 9020000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Description Fine Copper 76500 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 76500mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Fine Copper 89800 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 89800mt
  • Year 1982
    Description 1.07% Cu, .026% Mo, .10 G Au, 1.71 G Ag 10340000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1034000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Description Fine Copper 87000 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 87000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 0.99% Cu, .022% Mo, .12 G Au, 1.45 G Ag 12200000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1220000mt 1g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Description Fine Copper 96300 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 96300mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 1.05% Cu, .020% Mo, .13 G Au, 1.63 G Ag 12500000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1250000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1985
    Description Fine Copper 95100 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 95100mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 1.00% Cu, .022% Mo, .11 G Au, 1.60 G Ag 12880000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1288000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Description Fine Copper 102900 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 102900mt
  • Year 1986
    Description .975% Cu, .021% Mo, .10 G Au, 1.50 G Ag 13117000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Silver Silver 1311700mt 2g/mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 0.91% Cu, .020% Mo, .08 G Au, 1.50 G Ag 12890000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1289000mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0wt-pct
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1987
    Description Fine Copper 97100 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 97100mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Fine Copper 86300 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 86300mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 1.01% Cu, .020% Mo, .10 G Au, 2.70 G Ag 12037000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1203700mt 3g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Description Fine Copper 130000 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 130000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 1.41% Cu, .021% Mo, .09 G Au, 1.80 G Ag 11606000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1160600mt 2g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Description Fine Copper 95100 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 95100mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 1.19% Cu, .011% Mo, .06 G Au, 1.0 G Ag 12342000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1234200mt 1g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct
  • Year 1991
    Description Fine Copper 91000 Mt Cu Metal
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 91000mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 1.05% Cu, .012% Mo, .06 G Au, 1.0 G Ag 12000000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1200000mt 1g/mt
    Trace Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Molybdenum Molybdenum 0wt-pct
    Major Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • AU & AG RECOVERIES ROUGHLY ESTIMATED BASED UPON REPORTED OUTPUT IN E/MJ NOV. 1979 ARTICLE.
  • ANACONDA DRILLED 5 EXPLORATORY HOLES 1951-1954, MAJOR DEVELOPMENT WORK 1954-1959 BY ANACONDA. FIRST PROD. 1959.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 500000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 500000000mt ore
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 18000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 18000000mt ore
    Total resources 18000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.37 wt-pct Copper Major 1988
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 521000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 521000000mt ore
    Total resources 521000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.14 wt-pct Copper Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Indicated 521000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 521000000mt ore
    Total resources 521000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.14 wt-pct Copper Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OTHER NAME:ANDES. RESERVE SOURCE: E/MJ, NOV. 1979, AND GOLDER REPORT (CODELCO PUBLISHED FIGURE).
  • U.S. EMBASSY TRIP REPORT, 5/25-26/88. P2. (12/31/86)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 3430
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1986
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method BLOCK CAVING 10-79
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 38600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1986

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE TAILINGS FROM BULK FLOTATION ARE RUN BY GRAVITY THRU A FLUME TO THE LLANTA TAILINGS TREATMENT PLANT.
  • IN 1979, MILL WATER CONSUMPTION(WITHOUT RECYCLING) WAS 2.3 CU M/MT ORE MILLED. THE 30% MILL STARTED UP IN MAY 1959 AT NOMINAL CAP. OF 22,000 MTPD. REGRINDING AND ROUGHER TAILINGS FLOT. SECTIONS BEGUN 1969. LLANTA TAILINGS TREATMENT PLANT START-UP WAS IN 1971.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/31/88, VOL.7, NO.6, P.6

  • Reserve-Resource

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/6/90, VOL. 9, NO. 11, P.5

  • Reserve-Resource

    WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT, NOV. 1988, VOL. 12, NO. 11, P. 3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ECON. GEOL., V.68, NO.1, 1973, P.2.

  • Reserve-Resource

    BARRIGA,A., AND BANUS,H., COMPANIA DE COBRE EL SALVADOR: CH.

  • Reserve-Resource

    IN EL COBRE CHILENO,A.SUTULOV,ED.,CODELCO,1975,PP.265-294.

  • Deposit

    BEAL, J. V., 1969, COPPER IN THE ANDES: MIN. ENG., 21:10:59-

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V., 1975, REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PORPHYRY CO

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF S. AMERICA: MIN. ENG. 25:8:51-56

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W.G., 1975, MINING INTERNATIONAL YEAR BOOK: FIN

  • Deposit

    TIMES LTD., LONDON, ENGLAND, PG. 217.

  • Deposit

    ECON.GEOL.,VOL.68,NO.1,P.2

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESS-

  • Deposit

    ING, 1978, P. 278.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, MARCH 15, 1978, SALVADOR MINE,

  • Deposit

    CORPORACION NACIONAL DEL COBRE DE CHILE (CODELCO - CHILE),

  • Deposit

    HUERFANOS 1189 8TH FLOOR, SANTIAGO, SANTIAGO, CHILE. COPY

  • Deposit

    ON FILE AT U. S. BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER, COLORADO.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., COPPER PORPHYRIES: SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER-

  • Deposit

    FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC., 1975, P. 32-33, 67, 76-77,

  • Deposit

    79, 123, 141, 150, 155, 157, 159, 163-164.

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V. F., GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: NEW YORK, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE

  • Deposit

    OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC.,

  • Deposit

    1978, P. 6, 8, 12-13, 17, 20, 187, 195.

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, R, AND GUNATILAKA, A., COPPER: ITS GEOLOGY AND ECO-

  • Deposit

    NOMICS: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS, INC., 1977,

  • Deposit

    P. 41-42, 80, 90, 110.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, HIGH COST ENERGY AFFECTS CHILEAN COPPER MINES:

  • Deposit

    V. 29, NO. 6, 1976, P. 42-43.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S COPPER RESOURCES: V. 289, NO. 7407,

  • Deposit

    1977, P. 101.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., NORMALIZATION OF COPPER PRODUCTION IS KEY TO

  • Deposit

    CHILE'S DRIVE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ENGINEERING AND

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, V. 175, NO. 2, 1974, P. 72-75.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, THIS MONTH IN MINING: HUGE

  • Deposit

    COPPER RESERVES ASSURE CHILE'S POSITION AS WORLD PRO-

  • Deposit

    DUCER: V. 178, NO. 9, 1977, P. 36, 41.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILEAN COPPER OUTPUT UP. VOLUME, NUMBER,

  • Deposit

    YEAR, AND PAGE ARE UNKNOWN.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: FOUR YEARS ON: VOLUME, NUMBER,

  • Deposit

    YEAR, ARE UNKNOWN.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CHILEAN MINING NATIONALISATION: V. 124,

  • Deposit

    NO. 3, 1971, P. 225.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1079 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PER CENT OF

  • Deposit

    ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL: CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA:

  • Deposit

    V. 140, NO. 1, 1979, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1029 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PER CENT OF

  • Deposit

    V. 125, NO. 3, 1971, P. 253, 257.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: CHILE:

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF MINES ENCOURAGED: V. 32, NO. 4,

  • Deposit

    1979, P. 93.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., CHILEAN COPPER: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR-

  • Deposit

    NAL, V. 167, NO. 7, 1966, P. 71-76.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1036 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PER CENT OF

  • Deposit

    ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL: SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE:

  • Deposit

    V. 121, NO. 3, 1969, P. 241, 257.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: NEW STUDY

  • Deposit

    INDICATES VAST SIZE OF CHILEAN COPPER RESERVES CONCENTRA-

  • Deposit

    TED IN 11 PORPHYRY DEPOSITS: V. 30, NO. 10, 1977,

  • Deposit

    P. 146-147.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 136,

  • Deposit

    NO. 6, 1977, P. 474.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 119, NO. 3,

  • Deposit

    1968, P. 228.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CHILE COPPER MINERS SETTING PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    RECORDS; GOAL 1,000,000 TONS: V. 27, NO. 12, 1974,

  • Deposit

    P. 36-37.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: COPPER OUTPUT RISING: V. 288, NO.

  • Deposit

    7399, 1977, P. 453.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: BOYCOTT MAY HIT COPPER: V. 291, NO.

  • Deposit

    7478, 1978, P. 468-469.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY, AND DIRECTORY NUMBER, CHILE:

  • Deposit

    V. 27, NO. 7, 1974, P. 180.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, LABOR UNREST AT CHILE'S

  • Deposit

    MINES: V. 179, NO. 10, 1978, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CHILEAN COPPER: V. 138, NO. 2, 1978,

  • Deposit

    P. 143.

  • Deposit

    BENITEZ, F., HOW CHILE MAY DOUBLE ITS COPPER OUTPUT: EN-

  • Deposit

    GINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 167, NO. 8, 1966, P. 71-

  • Deposit

    77.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, RECOVERY BEGINS FOR CHILEAN COPPER MINES:

  • Deposit

    V. 129, NO. 5, 1973, P. 403.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S CODELCO REVEALS COST

  • Deposit

    BREAKDOWN FOR 1977 AT KEY COPPER MINES: V. 179, NO. 5,

  • Deposit

    1978, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: 1977 COPPER PRODUCTION: V. 290, NO.

  • Deposit

    7440, 1978, P. 211.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS:

  • Deposit

    MAY 27, 1975, P. 348.

  • Deposit

    BARRIGA, A., AND BANUS, H., COMPANIA DE COBRE EL SALVADOR:

  • Deposit

    P. 265-294. SOURCE UNKNOWN.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, EL SALVADOR: V. 21, NO. 11, 1969,

  • Deposit

    P. 75-78.

  • Deposit

    DIXON, C. J., THE EL SALVADOR PROPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT-CHILE,

  • Deposit

    IN ATLAS OF ECONOMIC MINERAL DEPOSITS: NORWICH, FLETCHER

  • Deposit

    AND SON, LTD., 1979, P. 82-83.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAFSON, L. B., AND HUNT, J. P., THE PROPHYRY COPPER DE-

  • Deposit

    POSIT AT EL SALVADOR, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70,

  • Deposit

    NO. 5, 1975, P. 857-912.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LABOUR: CODELCO PLANS CRITICISED: V. 289,

  • Deposit

    NO. 7408, 1977, P. 127.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: CODELCO PLANS FOR LOWER GRADES: V.

  • Deposit

    288, NO. 7396, 1977, P. 388.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S CODELCO PONDERS

  • Deposit

    MAJOR CHANGES IN ADMINISTRATION OF KEY COPPER MINES:

  • Deposit

    V. 179, NO. 11, 1978, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    FUENTES, R. A., IMPACT BREAKER IMPROVES SECONDARY BREAKAGE

  • Deposit

    AT CHILE'S SALVADOR MINE: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR-

  • Deposit

    NAL, V. 178, NO. 9, 1977, P. 164-165.

  • Deposit

    CORPORACIAN NACIONAL DEL COBRE CODELCO CHILE, ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Deposit

    1976.

  • Deposit

    1979-1980 WORLD MINES REGISTER, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY:

  • Deposit

    CHILE: SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER-FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, 1979,

  • Deposit

    P. 93.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SALVADOR GEARS FOR MODEST

  • Deposit

    EXPANSION, NOV.1979, PP. 86-98.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, EL SALVADOR,APRIL 1960,PP.340-382.

  • Deposit

    DETAILED ARTICLES ON MANY ASPECTS OF EL SALVADOR OPERATION

  • Deposit

    CORPORACION NACIONAL DEL COBRE DE CHILE, DIVISION

  • Deposit

    SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, 1979

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 5/80, P.43,47.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CODELCO-CHILE'S DEVELOPMENT PLANS. APRIL

  • Deposit

    1981, P. 304-305.

  • Deposit

    COPPER STUDIES, JULY 1983

  • Deposit

    THE COPPER-MOLYBDENUM INDUSTRY IN CHILE CURRENT AND FUTURE

  • Deposit

    STATUS. FEB., 1983 INTERNAL REPORT, P.5-9,41-54.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 11/84, P.44,47-49.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, JUNE 20, 1987 P. 11,12.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT, NOV. 1987 P. 42,43.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT; CODELCO'S FIVE-YEAR INVESTMENT

  • Deposit

    PLANS PRESAGE MAJOR EQUIPMENT BUYS, NOV. 1988, VOL. 12,

  • Deposit

    NO. 11, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES TRIP REPORT, SALVADOR

  • Deposit

    DIVISION, MAY 25-26, 1988, 8 PAGES + ATTACHMENTS.

  • Deposit

    LAML; CODELCO COPPER RESERVES UP, 3/31/88, VOL. 7, NO. 6,

  • Deposit

    P. 6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL; CODELCO RESERVES UP, 3/11/88, P. 203.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL; SALVADOR VOTE TAKEN, 9/8/89, P. 186.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL; CHILEAN STRIKE VOTE, 9/1/89, P. 170.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, VOL 8, NO 18, 8/31/89, P.8.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, VOL 8, NO 17, 9/14/89, P.1.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 1/89, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 9/18/89, P. 7.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, VOL 9, NO 11, 7/6/90, P.5.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS FOR EXPORT, 6,7,8/90, P.26.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM #111519Z, SEPT. 1989.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM #151827Z, SEPT. 1989.

  • Deposit

    MARSHALL, ISABEL L., CORRESPONDENCE, 5/26/92.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK FOCUS; CHILE RETHINKS CODELCO, WHILE CODELCO

  • Deposit

    RETHINKS THE FUTURE, JULY 1992, P. 4-22.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 6/1/92, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 4/92, P.309.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 5/9/94, P.7.

  • Deposit

    CODELCO- CHILE, 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.42-44.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 2/8/95, P.4,5.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/11/95, P.3.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 11, 7/14/95, P.6.

Comments on the references

  • BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES, WESTERN WORLD COPPER COSTS 1987 ED., VOL. 6, CENTRAL & S. AMERICA, P.88-98. BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES, COPPER MINES LONG TERM COST STUDY (1987-2000), VOL 2, W. WORLD EXCL. NORTH AMERICA, 11/89, P.262-271. BROOK HUNT & ASSOCIATES, COPPER MINES COST STUDY (1988-1995), VOL. 6, LATIN AMERICA, 1991 ED., P.325-344. COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, ELECTROWON COPPER, 1993, P.271.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CODELCO MAINTAINS A COMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MINING AND MILLING ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING WATER SUPPLY, ELECT.GENERATION , TRANS., FOOD, HOUSING, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. TOTAL 1979 EMPLOYMENT ABOUT 5,600 PEOPLE. POTRERILLOS SMELTER TREATS ABOUT 190,000 MT PY OF CONCS. FRO EL SALVADOR OPERS. AND 40,000 MTPY OF CHUQUICAMATA CONCS. PRODUCES 99.75% CU ANODES. IN 1979 56% OF REFINERY PRODUCTION WAS IN FORM OF WIRE BARS. SM. RECOV. ABOUT 98.5%. ORE BODY ESSENTIALLY FLAT-LYING.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-OCT-1995 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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