Huasco Pellet Plant

Producer in Coquimbo, Chile with commodity Iron
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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. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158551
MAS/MILS ID 3370215001
Record type Site
Current site name Huasco Pellet Plant
Alternate or previous names Cap

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: -71.21625, -28.46417 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coquimbo(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Coquimbo

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS FOR TOWN OF HUASCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) -71.21625, -28.46417

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Cap

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PORT:GUACOLDA. OTHER OWNERS: JAPANESE STEELMAKERS. PRECONCENTRATE FEED COMES FROM EL ALGARROBO 3370090029A. PASS THROUGH WET MAGNETIC SEPARATOR TO RAISE FE TO 68% AND LOWER P TO 0.05%. IN 1989: 3.48MT SELF-FLUXING PELLET FOR BLAST FURNACES 0.25MT PELLET FOR DRI PLANT 0.396MT OF PELLET FEED AND 0.121 MT OF CHIPS

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-OCT-96 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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