Paipote Concentrator

Producer in Atacama, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207107
MRDS ID W001548
MAS/MILS ID 3370090015
Record type Site
Current site name Paipote Concentrator
Alternate or previous names Paipote Concentrator, Smelter
Related records 10068480

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.49954, -27.39748 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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) -70.49954, -27.39748

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 15HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1968

Mining district

District name Paipote

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Nacional De Mineria (Enami)
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PG. 369.

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W., 1975, MINING INTERN. YEAR BOOK: THE FINANCI

  • Deposit

    TIMES, LONDON, PG. 218

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUTULOV SAYS CONS ARE 23 PCT CU SENT TO SMELTER 0.5 KM TO S. ARE TO INCREASE PRODUCTION TO 54000 TPM ORE TO SERVE TERESIT PUNTA DE COBRE MINES, NEW CAPITAL NEEDED FOR THIS IS 3.7 MIL SMELTER HAS ANNUAL CAP. OF 36000 UNSPECIFIED TONS, 281 EMPLO 1973-ENAMI WILL RAISE THE ROOF OFITS REVERBERATORY FURNACE A INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL HOBOKEN CONVERTER AT THE PAIPOTE SMELT COPIAPO. THE PROJECT WHICH IS TO BE COMPLETED IN 1974 WILL E PRODUCTION FROM 40,000 TPY TO 60,000 TPY OF BLISTER CU

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUN-91 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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