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Chuquicamata

Plant in Antofagasta, Chile with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182609
MRDS ID W029791
MAS/MILS ID 3370050001
Record type Site
Current site name Chuquicamata
Alternate or previous names Chuqui, Mina Sur, Exotica, Ripo Leach, Chuquicamata Sur, Enchufe, Marina, Alicia Victoria, Tulipan, La Fiesta
Related records 10079698

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.89481, -22.29725 (WGS84)
Elevation 2895
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
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Antlerite Unknown
Atacamite Unknown
Bornite Unknown
Chalcanthite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Covellite Unknown
Enargite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Gold Unknown
Jarosite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tennantite Unknown
Tetrahedrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.89481, -22.29725
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N15E
    Dip 90N
    Thickness 775M
    Length 3000M
    Width 1100M
    Area 700HA
    Depth to top 75M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 POTASSIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N15E:90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 10
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 700
    Date of Last Modification 800807

Comments on the geologic information

  • AVG. DIMENSIONS CODED ARE FOR SECONDARY MINERALIZATION ZONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1560
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1915
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Chuquicamata

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Del Cobre De Chile (Codelco-Chile)
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1993

Production statistics

  • Year 1930
    Description Copper 81300 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 81300mt
  • Year 1931
    Description Copper 77800 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 77800mt
  • Year 1932
    Description Copper 36900 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 36900mt
  • Year 1933
    Description Copper 55800 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 55800mt
  • Year 1934
    Description Copper 97700 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 97700mt
  • Year 1935
    Description Copper 119700 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 119700mt
  • Year 1936
    Description Copper 112000 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 112000mt
  • Year 1937
    Description Copper 181800 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 181800mt
  • Year 1938
    Description Copper 148100 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 148100mt
  • Year 1939
    Description Copper 139300 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 139300mt
  • Year 1940
    Description Copper 151000 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 151000mt
  • Year 1941
    Description Copper 216800 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 216800mt
  • Year 1942
    Description Copper 225700 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 225700mt
  • Year 1943
    Description Copper 238000 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 238000mt
  • Year 1944
    Description Copper 241200 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 241200mt
  • Year 1945
    Description Copper 237600 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 237600mt
  • Year 1946
    Description Copper 210400 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 210400mt
  • Year 1947
    Description Copper 221000 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 221000mt
  • Year 1948
    Description Copper 208000 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 208000mt
  • Year 1949
    Description Copper 175100 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 175100mt
  • Year 1950
    Description Copper 156300 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 156300mt
  • Year 1951
    Description Copper 163500 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 163500mt
  • Year 1952
    Description Copper 159200 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 159200mt
  • Year 1953
    Description Copper 156800 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 156800mt
  • Year 1954
    Description Copper 186200 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 186200mt
  • Year 1955
    Description Copper 209300 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 209300mt
  • Year 1956
    Description Copper 241300 Mt Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 241300mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 1400000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1400000000mt ore
    Total resources 1400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.2 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 2900000000mt ore
    Total resources 2900000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.03 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 59000000mt ore
    Total resources 59000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.03 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Inferred 235000000mt ore
    Total resources 235000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.4 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 160000000mt ore
    Total resources 160000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 500000000mt ore
    Total resources 500000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.3 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Demonstrated 2959000000mt ore
    Total resources 2959000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.03 wt-pct Copper Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RIPO LEACH : 500 MILLION MT @ 0.30 % CU IN RIPO LEACH CHUQUI OXIDE : 59 MILLION MT @ 1.03 % CU IN CHUQUI PIT SUR (SOUTH): 235 MILLION MT @ 1.40 % CU (MINA SUR) CHUQUI SULFIDE :2,740 MILLION MT @ 0.85 % CU BH&A, COPPER MINES COST STUDY, 1991 ED., P.90. MINING MAGAZINE, 9/90, P.158, 160; (12/31/89) LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/3/89, P.7. RADIMIRO TOMIC (FORMERLY PAMPA NORTE/CHUQUI NORTE) HAS BEEN SEPARATED FROM CHUQUICAMATA AND ENTERED AS A NEW ENTRY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 700HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 71.4
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 75
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 18
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 70000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 4.92
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 700HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 71.4
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 75
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 18
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 96000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 4.84
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 700HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 3
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 75
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 75
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 18
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 116285
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 6.36
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 700HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 4
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method BENCH (BERM)
    Percent Waste Rock 75
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 75
    Primary Material Cover HARD ROCKS
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 18
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 40
    Capacity 130620
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 6.24
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • WATER SUPPLY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CRITICAL FACTOR IN CHUQUI DEVELOPMENT. IN 1975, OF THE 26 MILLION GAL. OF WATER REQUIRED AT CHUQUI, 16 MILL. WAS MAKE-UP AND 10 MILL. NEW. (1975 CAPACITY WAS 72000 MTPD-25,200,000 MTPY).THE 2 MAJOR WATER SOURCES WERE THE RIO SALADA (MAX.FLOW 10,145,280 GPD) AND THE RIO SAN PEDRO (MAX.FLOW 13,738,400 GPD, CHUQUI USING 7,529,700 GPD IN 1975. IN 1952 POTABLE WATER (4,500 MTPD) WAS BEING PIPED IN THE TOCONCE PIPELINE FROM SPRINGS 94 KM DUE EAST OF CHUQUI, IN 1952 THE WATER FROM THE RIO SALADA WAS DELIVERED BY 70 KM PIPELINE AND WATER FROM RIO SAN PEDRO WAS PIPED 50 KM. FUTURE EXPANSIONS WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE WATER SITUATION INTO CAREFUL CONSI- DERATION.

Comments on other economic factors

  • IN 1979: STRIPPING RATES SAID TO BE 3:1. A 1978 ARTICLE SAYS 2.2:1. IN 1976 PIT DEPTH AT 450 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ULRIKSEN G., C., MAPA METALOGENICA DE CHILE, BOLETIN NO. 42, 1990, #30, P.40.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING ENGINEERING, 4/92, P.308.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/3/89, VOL.8, NO. 4, P.7.

  • Reserve-Resource

    METAL BULLETIN, 2/1/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A, 1975, EL COBRE CHILENO: CODELCO PUBS., SANTIAGO, 520 PGS.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., 1974, NORMALIZTN OF CPPR PRDCTN IS THE KEY TO C DRVE FOR ECON. RECOV.: ENG. AND MIN. J., 175:2:72-76.

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J., 1972, ANNOTATED BIBLIO. OF MIN. DEPOS. IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PG. 597-600.

  • Deposit

    BEAL, J., 1969, CU IN THE ANDES: MIN. ENG., 21:10:59-90

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V., 1973, REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PORPHYRY CU OF S. AMER.: MIN. ENG., 25:8:51-56.

  • Deposit

    ENG.&MIN.J.,V.174(#5,P.36 AND #7,P.126).

  • Deposit

    CHILEAN INVESTMENT MINING MAG JAN 1976

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, 1978.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. SEPTEMBER 22, 1978, P. 226

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, MARCH 15, 1978, CHUQUICAMATA MINE, CORPORACION DEL COBRE. COMPANIA DE COBRE CHUQUICAMATA, HUERFANOS 812, 5TH FLOOR, SANTIAGO, CHILE. COPY ON FILE AT U. S. BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER, COLORADO.

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR, A. V., SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: CHUGUICAMATA: COPPER RESOURCES OF THE WORLD, XVI INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, WASHINGTON, 1965, P. 473-484.

  • Deposit

    JACOBSEN, J. B. E., COPPER DEPOSITS IN TIME AND SPACE: MINERALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, V. 7, NO. 4, 1975, P. 337, 351-352.

  • Deposit

    BOWEN, R., AND GUNATILAKA, A., COPPER: ITS GEOLOGY AND ECONOMICS: NEW YORK, JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC., 1977, 366 P.

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V. F., GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: NEW YORK, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., 1978, 219 P.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., COPPER PORPHYRIES: SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC., 1975, 206 P.

  • Deposit

    CORPORACION DEL COBRE, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LARGE COPPER MINING COMPANIES - CHILE: 1975, 31 P.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW - 1977, COUNTRIES: CHILE: LONDON, THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED, 1977, P. 347, 349.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 76/77, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY: CHILE: SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC., P. 82.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW - 1978, COUNTRIES: CHILE: LONDON, THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED, 1978, P. 383, 385.

  • Deposit

    MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK - 1978, WORLD MINING AND KIN DRED COMPANIES: LONDON, THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED, 1978, P. 200.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 127, NO. 3, 1972, P. 305-306.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY NUMBER, LATIN AMERICA: CHILE: V. 27, NO. 7, 1974, P. 180.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 121, NO. 3, 1969, P. 241, 257.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 125, NO. 3, 1971, P. 252, 268.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY NUMBER, SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 29, NO. 7, 1976, P. 178.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILEAN MINING STALLED: V. 179, NO. 12, 1978, P. 22.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: MOLYBDENUM RESOURCES: V. 289, NO. 7421, 1977, P. 393.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: BOYCOTT MAY HIT COPPER: V. 291, NO. 7478, 1978, P. 468-469.

  • Deposit

    TESAR, C. J., AND TESAR, S. C., RECENT CHILEAN COPPER POLICY: GEOGRAPHY, V. 58, NO. 11, 1973, P. 9-12.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1079 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PERCENT OF ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL: CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 140, NO. 1, 1979, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, THIS MONTH IN MINING: HUGE COPPER RESERVES ASSURE CHILE'S POSITION AS WORLD PRODUCER: V. 178, NO. 9, 1977, P. 36, 41.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, CHILE PROPOSES BIG EXPANSIONS FOR FUTURE COPPER PRODUCTION: V. 21, NO. 11, 1969, P. 62.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILEAN COPPER UP: V. 289, NO. 7412, 1977, P. 202.

  • Deposit

    MIKESELL, R. F., FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE PETROLEUM AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES: CONFLICT AND ACCOMMODATION IN CHILEAN COPPER: BALTIMORE, JOHN HOPKINS PRESS, 1971, P. 369-386.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: CHILE: PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF MINES ENCOURAGED: V. 32, NO. 4, 1979, P. 93.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: CHILE: NEW STUDY INDICATES VAST SIZE OF CHILEAN COPPER RESERVES CONCENTRATED IN 11 PORPHYRY DEPOSITS: V. 30, NO. 10, 1977, P. 146-147.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CHILEAN COPPER: V. 138, NO. 2, 1978, P. 143.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, IN LATIN AMERICA: CHILE: V. 174, NO. 7, 1973, P. 126.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, HIGH COST ENERGY AFFECTS CHILEAN COPPER MINES: V. 29, NO. 6, 1976, P. 42-43.

  • Deposit

    BENITEZ, F., HOW CHILE MAY DOUBLE ITS COPPER OUTPUT: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 167, NO. 8, 1966, P. 94-96.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 119, NO. 3, 1968, P. 228.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, LABOR UNREST AT CHILE'S MINES: V. 179, NO. 10, 1978, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    SILLITOE, R., GEOLOGY OF THE LOS PELAMBRES PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, CHILE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 68, NO. 1, 1973, P. 2.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S COPPER RESOURCES: V. 289, NO. 7407, 1977, P. 101.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOU, A., CHILEAN COPPER: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 167, NO. 7, 1966, P. 71-76.

  • Deposit

    QUIRT, S., CLARK, A. H., AND FARRAR, E., POTASSIUM-ARGON AGES OF PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CHILE: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA MEETINGS ABSTRACTS WITH PROGRAMS, V. 3, NO. 1, 1971, P. 676-677.

  • Deposit

    ARGALL, G. O. JR., CHILE COPPER MINERS SETTING PRODUCTION RECORDS; GOAL 1,000,000 TONS: WORLD MINING, V. 27, NO. 11, 1974, P. 36-37.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, RECOVERY BEGINS FOR CHILEAN COPPER MINES: V. 129, NO. 5, 1973, P. 403.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, COPPER: SOUTH AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: V. 179, NO. 1, 1978, P. 70.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CHILE: BIG FOUR COPPER MINES LOW PRODUCTION COSTS IN 1977: V. 31, NO. 5, 1978, P. 92.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S CODELCO REVEALS COST BREAKDOWN FOR 1977 AT KEY COPPER MINES: V. 179, NO. 5, 1978, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: LATIN AMERICA: CHILE: V. 8, NO. 8, 1972, P. 44-45.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, THIS MONTH IN MINING: CHUQUI FACING PRODUCTION DECLINES UNLESS CHILE MAKES MASSIVE INVESTMENTS: V. 174, NO. 5, 1973, P. 36.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CHILE: EXXON BUYS DISPUTADA; CHUQUICAMATA EXPANDS MILL: V. 31, NO. 2, 1978, P. 41.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S CHUQUICAMATA: LOOKING TO STAY NO. 1 IN COPPER OUTPUT: V. 179, NO. 8, 1978, P. 59-64.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, RECORD COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM OUTPUT AT CHUQUICAMATA: V. 31, NO. 4, 1978, P. 91-92.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: MAY 27, 1975, P. 349.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CHILE: V. 32, NO. 3, 1979, P. 93.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: V. 179. NO. 4, 1978, P. 193.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: 1977 COPPER PRODUCTION: V. 290, NO. 7440, 1978, P. 211.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: COPPER OUTPUT RISING: V. 288, NO. 7399, 1977, P. 453.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE: GROWING COPPER EXPORTS AND LABOUR UNREST: V. 291, NO. 7463, 1978, P. 153-154.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHUQUICAMATA SITUATION EASES: V. 291, NO. 7464, 1978, P. 186.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE STEPS-UP COPPER INDUSTRY INVESTMENTS: V. 291, NO. 7467, 1978, P. 247.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, LABOUR: CHUQUICAMATA: PRELIMINARY WAGE AGREEMENT: V. 291, NO. 7468, 1978, P. 276.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, MINING WEEK: CHILE: INVESTMENT INTEREST IN COPPER: V. 292, NO. 7481, 1979, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, BIG FOUR COPPER MINES LOW PRODUCTION COSTS IN 1977, MAY 1978, P.92.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V.175, NO.2, 1974, P.73.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHUQUICAMATA MILL PROGRESS, JAN.26,1976,P.61

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN COMMODITIES REPORT, OCT.19,1979, P.164.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CHILE'S COPPER NOW, OCT. 1973, PP.36-41.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, CHUQUI, NOV.1969., PP.68-72.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, LETTER FROM CHILE, AUG.1972, PP.72-73.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CHILE WRESTLES WITH NATIONALIZATION'S AFTERMATH, OCT.1971, PP.96-99.

  • Deposit

    AGUIRRE,C.A., FIELD TRIP NOTES, TRIP OF FALL, 1978.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, DEC. 1952, PP.1161-1214.

  • Deposit

    OESTREICHER, C.A., A NEW MOLYBDENITE RECOVERY PLANT FOR CODELCO-CHILE, CHUQUICAMATA DIVISION; IN ANNUAL VOLUME, FEATURING MOLYBDENUM, OF CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 1977, PP.25-31.

  • Deposit

    FEATURING MOLYBDENUM, OF CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, 1977, PP.25-31.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CHILEAN COPPER PRODUCTION EXPANSION, JULY 1966, PP. 19-24.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUNAL, COPPER IN CHILE: A MIXED OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE, MARCH 1980, PP. 11-13.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CODELCO PROGRAMS CHUQUI'S FUTURE AT 500,000 MTPY LEVEL, APRIL, 1980, P.11.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, CODELCO UNVEILS 1980 MASTER PLAN FOR MINE DEVELOPMENT, MAY 1980, PP.43-44.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, MATERIALS HANDLING AT CHUQUICAMATA, AUG. 1979, PP. 148-149.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, CHUQUI PREPARES FOR A 96,000 MTPD RATE, NOV.1979,P.70-75.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 4/20/90, P.3,7.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 9/90, P.158,160.

  • Deposit

    METALLOGENIC MAP OF CHILE, 1990, P.40 (NO. 24,30).

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 10/22/92, P.6,8.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 12/23/92, P.3.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/24/92, P.5.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/1/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 2/26/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 1/12/93, P.6, V 12, N 1.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/29/93, P.5,6, V 12, N 5.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 4/29/93, P.4, V 12, N 6.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 6/7/93, P.2.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 7/1/93, P.9.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 7/29/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 7/12/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 10/1/93, P.230.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 5/17/93, P.4, V 12, N 7.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 7/24/93, P.21.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 9/15/93, P.23.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 9/30/93, P.3.

  • Deposit

    O'BRIEN, JUAN, UNDOING A MYTH: CHILE'S DEBT TO COPPER AND MINING, P.15.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 12/30/93, P.2,3.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 4/81, P.304.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 7/2/82, P.6.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 6/83, P.9,10.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 11/84, P.34.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 9/27/85, P.249.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 2/12/85, P.1,7.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 5/24/85, P.2,3.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 1986, V 5, N 22, P.5.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 7/25/86, P.1, V 13, N 2.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 4/25/86, P.296.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 11/86, P.460-467.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 4/18/86, P.10.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT, 2/87, P.8.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, 6/20/87, P.5-7.

  • Deposit

    LORCA, TOMAS S., STUDIES OF THE SOLVENT EXTRACTION PROCESS AND ITS USE IN CODELCO CHILE, CHUQUICAMATA DIVISION, 1987, P.311-322.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT, 5/87, P.20-24.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 9/87, P.7,8.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AND MATERIALS, AUG./SEPT. 1986, P.18,19.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 10/30/87, P.353.

  • Deposit

    WYLLIE, ROBERT J. M., CHUQUI INTRODUCES HYDRAULIC SHOVEL INTO ITS PIT OPERATIONS, E&MJ, 1/88, P.49.

  • Deposit

    O'NEIL, TIM, WORLDS LARGEST HYDRAULIC SHOVEL, O&K'S RH 300, NOW OPERATING AT CHUQUICAMATA, WORLD'S LARGEST COPPER MINE, MINING ENGINEERING, 1/88, P.21-23.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT, 11/88, P.3, V 12, N 11.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 1/89, P.5.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 1/5/89, P.7, V7, N24.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/3/89, P.7, V8, N4

  • Deposit

    EDWARDS, J., CHILE'S BIGGEST SX/EW PLANT COMES ON LINE, PRESENTED AT SME ANN. MTG. LAS VEGAS, NV., FEB. 27-MAR. 2, 1989, SME PREPRINT NUMBER 89-175, 1989, 4PP.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS FOR EXPORT, 6-7-8/90, P.25,26.

  • Deposit

    ROSAS, JORGE, THE "A-2" EXPANSION OF THE CONCENTRATOR AT CHUQUICAMATA, 9/90, P.200,203.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 12/17/90, P.6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/4/91, P.4.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 6/91, P.7.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TELEGRAM NO. SHB1508, JULY 1991, 3PP.

  • Deposit

    LASOTA, PEDRO D., OPEN-PIT MINING IN CHILE, MINING ENGINEERING, 4/92, P.307-308.

  • Deposit

    MARSHALL, ISABEL L., PERSONNAL CORRESPONDENCE, 5/26/92.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 7/20/92, P.9.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK FOCUS, CHILE RETHINKS CODELCO, WHILE CODELCO RETHINKS THE FUTURE, 7/92, P.4,6,8,10-12,14,16,22.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 7/92, P.661.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 6/27/94, P.7.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/11/95, P.3.

  • Deposit

    CODELCO- CHILE, 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.38-41.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUTULOV, 1975, SAYS SULFIDE CU CONS AVE. 45-50 PCT CU, SENT SITE SMELTER WHERE REFINED TO BARS OF 99.97 PCT CU, 95 PCT S USA, JAPAN, EUROPE. MO CONS ARE 54.56 PCT MO, SENT TO CONSUM OCEAN ROUTES. 32 BENCHES IN MINE. FUTURE PLANS FOLLOW: 1974 TO 1980 MINE 143600000 TONS OF 1.94 CU; 1980 TO 1990 MI PCT CU IN 337100000 TONS; 1990 TO 2000 MINE 407000000 TONS 1 2000 TO 2010 MINE 539300000 TONS OF 0.99 CU. ALL ABOVE FROM RIDGE SAYS OXIDE ORE BASICALLY GONE BY 1974. 1976-CODELCO INVESTED $65.25 MILLION AT CHUQUICAMATA WHICH I THE EXPANSION OF THE GRINDING PLANT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MOLYBDENUM RECOVERY PLANT, 18 MILLION PPY. PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR A 30000 KW GEOTHERMAL POWER STATION FOR CHUQUICAMATA OPERATION. THIS GEOTHERMAL POWER SUPPLY COULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE PRODUCTION COST. POWER PLANT SHOULD COME ON STEAM BY 1981.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-OCT-95 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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