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El Soldado

Plant in Chile with commodity Copper
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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 10206883
MRDS ID W001537
MAS/MILS ID 3370010009
Record type Site
Current site name El Soldado
Alternate or previous names El Soldado Disputada, Grupo Soldado
Related records 10105516

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -71.12703, -32.60917 (WGS84)
Elevation 800
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -71.12703, -32.60917
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 300M
    Length 1000M
    Width 500M
    Area 15HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N00S:30E
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 800908

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1942
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name La Calera

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Disputada De Las Condes
    Home office Chile
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Exxon Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office New York
    Year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER: EXXON MINERALS CHILE INC.(99.4%)

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.62% Cu. 1159000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1159000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.74% Cu. 1134000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1134000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.62% Cu. 1149000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1149000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.62% Cu. 1119000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1119000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.51% Cu. 1148000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1148000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.43% Cu. 1111000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1111000mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.52% Cu. 1167000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1167000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.82% Cu. 1237000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1237000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.83% Cu. 1319000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1319000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Description Mill Feed @ 1.86% Cu. 1603000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1603000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1985
    Description Copper Cathode 33361 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 33361mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Concentrate 97177 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 97177mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 1.98% Cu. 1975000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1975000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1986
    Description Copper Cathode 30407 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 30407mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Concentrate 101782 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 101782mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 1.75% Cu. 1982000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1982000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1987
    Description Copper Cathode 52488 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 52488mt
  • Year 1987
    Description Concentrate 164573 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 164573mt
  • Year 1987
    Description 1.82% Cu. 3257000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 3257000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1988
    Description Copper Cathode 76257 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 76257mt
  • Year 1988
    Description Concentrate 216326 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 216326mt
  • Year 1988
    Description 1.83% Cu. 4788000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4788000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Description Copper Cathode 73980 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 73980mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Concentrate 223232 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 223232mt
  • Year 1989
    Description 1.77% Cu 4794000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 4794000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Description Copper Cathode 69783 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 69783mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Concentrate 217559 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 217559mt
  • Year 1990
    Description 1.60% Cu 5149000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5149000mt 2wt-pct
  • Year 1991
    Description Copper Cathode 65921 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 65921mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Concentrate 214731 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 214731mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 1.42% Cu 5398000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5398000mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1992
    Description Concentrate 197527 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 197527mt
  • Year 1992
    Description 1.31% Cu 5503000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5503000mt 1wt-pct
  • Year 1992
    Description Copper Cathode 60622 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 60622mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Indicated 64000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 64000000mt ore
    Total resources 64000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.54 wt-pct Copper Major 1986
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Indicated 101000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 101000000mt ore
    Total resources 101000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.43 wt-pct Copper Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 94000000mt ore
    Total resources 94000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.41 wt-pct Copper Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 85453000mt ore
    Total resources 85453000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.41 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 85453000mt ore
    Total resources 85453000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.41 wt-pct Copper Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DISPUTADA, 1986 AR, P13. (12/31/86) MINING MAGAZINE, 9/90, P.160; (12/31/89)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 10000M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Percent Recovery 100
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 11430
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1986

Comments on other economic factors

  • EXXON PAID $107,000,000 FOR EL SOLDADO AND LOS BRONCES (TOTAL FOR BOTH PROPERTIES) IN 1976.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    DESPUTADA DE LAS CONDES S.A., 1986, ANNUAL REPORT, P.13

  • Reserve-Resource

    BREWIS, TONY; DISPUTADA EXPANDING LOS BRONCES, MINING

  • Reserve-Resource

    MAGAZINE, 9/90, P. 160.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CIA MINERA DISPUTADA DE LA CONDES S.A., 1990 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.14.

  • Reserve-Resource

    CIA MINERA DISPUTADA DE LA CONDES S.A., 1991 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    CIA MINERA DISPUTADA DE LAS CONDES S.A., 1992 ANNULA REPORT,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P.16.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    P. 393-395.

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INT.DIRECTORY.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESS-

  • Deposit

    ING OPERATIONS, 1978. P. 278.

  • Deposit

    MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK: LONDON, THE FINANCIAL TIMES

  • Deposit

    LIMITED, 1977, P. 181-182.

  • Deposit

    HOLLISTER, V. F., GEOLOGY OF THE PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: NEW YORK, THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE

  • Deposit

    OF MINING, METALLURGICAL, AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC.,

  • Deposit

    1978, P. 6, 10.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., COPPER PORPHYRIES: SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER

  • Deposit

    FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC., 1975, P. 29-32, 159.

  • Deposit

    1979-1980 WORLD MINES REGISTER, COMPANIES BY COUNTRY:

  • Deposit

    CHILE: SAN FRANCISCO, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC.,

  • Deposit

    1979, P. 92.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING YEARBOOK, CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY, WORLD

  • Deposit

    WIDE MINING DEVELOPMENTS: LATIN AMERICA: CHILE: V. 31,

  • Deposit

    NO. 7, 1978, P. 138, 140.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CHILE: V. 127, NO. 3, 1972, P. 295.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., NORMALIZATION OF COPPER PRODUCTION IS KEY TO

  • Deposit

    CHILE'S DRIVE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY: ENGINEERING AND

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, V. 175, NO. 2, 1974, P. 72-75.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 140,

  • Deposit

    NO. 1, 1979, P. 55.

  • Deposit

    RIO TINTO ZINC MINING COST ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PERFORMANCE

  • Deposit

    ANALYSIS: MAY 27, 1975, P. 354.

  • Deposit

    1976 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY

  • Deposit

    OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS: CHILE: NEW

  • Deposit

    YORK, MCGRAW-HILL, 1976, P. 224.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 136,

  • Deposit

    NO. 3, 1977, P. 474.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, EXXON PLANS TO EXPAND NEWLY

  • Deposit

    ACQUIRED DISPUTADA COPPER MINES IN CHILE: V. 179, NO. 3,

  • Deposit

    1978, P. 35, 39.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, LATIN AMERICA: SNOW DISRUPTS LA DISPUTADA:

  • Deposit

    V. 139, NO. 3, 1978, P. 303.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, DEVELOPMENT: FINANCE FOR DISPUTADA?:

  • Deposit

    V. 279, NO. 7430, 1978, P. 26.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CHILE SELLS COPPER MINE: V. 138, NO. 2,

  • Deposit

    1978, P. 143.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, LATIN AMERICA: LA DISPUTADA TERMS:

  • Deposit

    V. 138, NO. 3, 1978.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CHILE: V. 31, NO. 4, 1978, P. 108.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, CHILE: EXXON BUYS DISPUTADA; CHUQUICAMATA EX-

  • Deposit

    PANDS MILL: V. 31, NO. 2, 1978, P. 41.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    1968, P. 228.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING: CHILE: NEW

  • Deposit

    STUDY INDICATES VAST SIZE OF CHILEAN COPPER RESERVES CON-

  • Deposit

    CENTRATED IN 11 PORPHYRY DEPOSITS: V. 30, NO. 10, 1977,

  • Deposit

    P. 146-147.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, SOUTH AMERICA: CHILE: V. 121, NO. 3,

  • Deposit

    1969, P. 241, 257.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ, DISPUTADA: SMALL MINES AND BIG IDEAS, NOV.1979, PP.

  • Deposit

    102-104.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 4/83, P. 104

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 8/83, P. 84

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 10/84 P. 93

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 6/85, P. 109

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECON. RPT., "EXXON INVESTS $73 MILLION FOR MINE

  • Deposit

    EXPANSION". 8/85, P. 6

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE; MINING BY LARGE DIAMETER BLASTHOLES AT EL

  • Deposit

    SOLDADO MINE, CHILE, MARCH 1985, PG. 264-265

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL; EL SOLDADO EXPANSION, JUNE 7, 1985, P. 396.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE; EL SODADO, CHILE, TO DOUBLE ITS' OUTPUT,

  • Deposit

    7/85, P. 9

  • Deposit

    E&MJ; DISPUTADA CONTINUES RATIONAL COPPER GROWTH, 1/87,

  • Deposit

    P. 15, 16.

  • Deposit

    LOEBENSTEIN, J.G. (VON), ET AL; EXPANDING AND MECHANIZING

  • Deposit

    EL SOLDADO, E&MJ, MARCH 1988, P. 26-30.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS, DAVID N.; CIA MINERA DISPUTADA DE LAS CONDES S/A

  • Deposit

    EXPANDING COPPER PRODUCTION FURTHER AT ITS' LOS BRONCES

  • Deposit

    AND EL SOLDADO MINES, SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, JULY 23,

  • Deposit

    1988, P. 4-7.

  • Deposit

    DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM #180051Z, AUG. 1989.

  • Deposit

    LAML; LOS BRONCES OUTPUT INCREASED, 4/15/92, P. 6, 7.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 9/18/87, P.5.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT, MINERALS FOR CHILE FOR 1988, P16.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 3/4/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN MONTHLY, DISPUTADA INVESTS FOR THE NEXT

  • Deposit

    CENTURY, COPPER SUPPLRMENT, 6/93, P.13,15.

  • Deposit

    CIA MINERA DISPUTADA DE LAS CONDES S.A., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT,

  • Deposit

    P.?

Comments on the references

  • COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, ELECTROWON COPPER, 1993, P.272.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE STOPES ARE 30 X 100 X 125 M IN SIZE, GRADE CUT-OFF IS 0.5% CU. CONCS. ARE 28% CU. POWER IS FROM NATIONAL NET. LOCATION IS FROM SUTULOV. CONS GO TO CHAGRES AND LAS VENTANAS SMELTERS. SOME OXIDES IN ORE,MATRIX GR.FROM E/MJ,MATRIX RES.FROM SUTUL THIS IS ONE OF THE DISPUTADA GROUP MINES. IT IS OWNED BY

Reporter information

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

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