| Deposit ID | 10157934 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC06803 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370410001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Los Bronces |
| Alternate or previous names | Los Bronces Disputada, La Disputada, La Disputada De Las Condes |
| Related records | 10060001 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.2881, -33.14887 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4100 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.2881, -33.14887 |
|---|
| Strike | N00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 90W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 640M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 150HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Los Bronces |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia Minera Disputada De Las Condes |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Exxon Corp. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1990 |
| Year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.19% Cu. 2136000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.20% Cu. 2372000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.18% Cu. 2311000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.29% Cu. 1216000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.38% Cu. 598000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.27% Cu. 1532000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.20% Cu. 2364000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.39% Cu. 2858000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.31% Cu. 3448000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Mill Feed @ 1.16% Cu. 3472000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 41330 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 137523 Mt |
| Year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.12% Cu. 4126000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 41875 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 134174 Mt |
| Year | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.13% Cu. 4122000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 40242 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 134426 Mt |
| Year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.23% Cu. 3656000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 48855 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 166214 Mt |
| Year | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.44% Cu. 3812000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 38336 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 120152 Mt |
| Year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.15% Cu 3610000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 42398 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 117774 Mt |
| Year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.20% Cu. 3932000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 41217 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 123294 Mt |
| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.32% Cu 3704000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Description | Concentrate 217272 Mt |
| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1.32% Cu 6803000 Mt Ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cathode Copper 71327 Mt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1330000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1322000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1322000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1314000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1314000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1330000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 34HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 58HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 82HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370410001 | |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-MAR-97 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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