| Deposit ID | 10206791 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC03765 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Refugio |
| Related records | 10058039 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.88282, -27.16418 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| (1) | -69.88282, -27.16418 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1996 |
| Plant type | Leach |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Maricunga |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bema Gold Corp |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Gold, Inc. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 95000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 95000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090049 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC03765 | MAS references MRDS |
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, "REFUGIO UPDATE", MARCH 25, 1994,
VOL. 322, NO. 8268, P. 213.
SOUTHWEST PAY DIRT, "AMAX GOLD", MAY 1993, NO.164, P. 20B.
SOUTHWEST PAY DIRT, "NEW REFUGIO STUDY GIVES SIMILAR RESULTS
RESULTS", JUNE 1994, NO. 177, P. 6B.
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1994, VOL. 170, N0. 1, P. 28.
SOUTHWEST PAY DIRT, "AMAX GOLD, BEMA NEGOTIATING FINANCING
FOR REFUGIO GOLD PROJECT", APRIL 1994, NO. 175, P. 7B.
SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, P. 7 (MAR. 20, 1993).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-1996 | Mark, R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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