Santa Rosa

Producer in Antofagasta, Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134326
MRDS ID TC03462
MAS/MILS ID 3370050009
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa
Related records 10057802

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.4284, -22.49504 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antofagasta(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Antofagasta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.4284, -22.49504

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner North Lily Mining Co.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992
  • Type Operator
    Owner International Mahogany Corp.
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Private Owner Unknown
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 1000000mt ore
    Total resources 1000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 600000mt ore
    Inferred 630000mt ore
    Total resources 1230000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.73 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 600000mt ore
    Inferred 630000mt ore
    Total resources 1230000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.73 wt-pct Copper Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE COMPANY ESTIMATES THAT THERE MAY BE MORE THAN 1 MILLION MT ORE GRADING 1.7% CU.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ULRIKSEN G., C., MAPA METALOGENICA DE CHILE, BOLETIN NO. 42,

  • Deposit

    1990, #70, P.42.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 9/23/92, P.1

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING RECORD, 10/28/92, P.1.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 9/19/92, P.8.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 10/16/92, P.2,3.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 10/9/92, P.252.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 10/24/92, P.3.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 10/5/92, P.20.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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