Polo Sur

Prospect in Tarapaca, Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206753
MRDS ID TC03308
MAS/MILS ID 3370470009
Record type Site
Current site name Polo Sur
Alternate or previous names Buena Vista, Polo Artico, Polo Norte
Related records 10057681

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.16514, -22.72034 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarapaca(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Tarapaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.16514, -22.72034

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cambior Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1992

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 46000000mt ore
    Total resources 46000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.75 wt-pct Copper Major 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ULRIKSEN G., C., MAPA METALOGENICO DE CHILE, BOLETIN NO. 42,

  • Deposit

    1990, #61, P.42.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 8/14/92, P.113

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-AUG-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.