| Deposit ID | 10158501 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370091003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Hernan Videla Lira Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Paipote Smelter |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.24123, -27.39748 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 300 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Secondary |
| Plant (1) | -70.24123, -27.39748 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1951 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Nacional De Mineria (Enami) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370091003 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - ENAMI HERNAN
VIDEL LIRA SMELTER, PAIPOTE, CHILE. BUMINES CONTRACT
J0290007; FOR INF., CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-
MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AT THE SMELTER INCLUDES A REVERBERATORY SMELTING FURNACE, HOBOKEN SIPHON CONVERTERS, A PIERCE- SMITH CONVERTER, ROTATING ANODE FURNACE, CASTING WHEEL, AND A DOUBLE CONTACT ACID PLANT. SMELTER CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY 255,000 MTPA OF NEW METAL BEARING MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-1996 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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