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Manto Verde

Producer in Atacama, Chile with commodity Copper
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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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158563
MAS/MILS ID 3370090005
Record type Site
Current site name Manto Verde
Alternate or previous names Montecristo, Manto Ruso

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.31623, -26.54748 (WGS84)
Elevation 900
Location accuracy 500(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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.31623, -26.54748
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1890
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1995
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Mining district

District name Chanaral

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera De Mantos Blancos Sa
    Home office Chile
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner
    Owner Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd.
    Interest 71.3
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Indicated 85000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 85000000mt ore
    Total resources 85000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.86 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 93000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 93000000mt ore
    Total resources 93000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.82 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 81000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 81000000mt ore
    Total resources 81000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.83 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 93000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 93000000mt ore
    Total resources 93000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.82 wt-pct Copper Major 1994

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • A FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS FINISHED MID 1992 ON A PLAN TO DEV. AN OPEN PIT MINE USING HEAP LEACH AND SX-EW. MINEABLE RESERVES ESTIMATED AT 81 M MT @ 0.82% CU. PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED BY 1996 AT 40,000 MTPY COPPER CATHODE FROM SX-EW OPERATION. CAPITAL COST IS ESTIMATED AT $174 M ($US 150 M)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, OCT. 1993, P. 7.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMERICAN METALS MARKET, 7/8/92, P.16.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1/94, P.29.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 5/20/94, P.376.

  • Reserve-Resource

    EMPRESA MINERA DE MANTOS BLANCOS S.A., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.14.

  • Deposit

    METALLOGENIC MAP OF CHILE, 1990, P.58, (NO. 40,41,42)

  • Deposit

    FRASCA, TIM, ANGLO AMERICAN UNIT EYES MANTO VERDE COPPER

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT, AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 7/8/92, P.16.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 12/4/92, P.401.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 2/8/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 12/14/92, P.3,4.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1/93, P.42.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 12/13/93, P.8.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 10/10/94, P.6.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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