| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.49954, -27.39748 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.49954, -27.39748 |
|---|
| Area | 15HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| District name | Paipote |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Nacional De Mineria (Enami) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090015 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001548 | MAS references MRDS |
SUTULOV, A., 1975, EL COBRE CHILENO: CODELCO PUBS., SANTIAGO
PG. 369.
NIGHTINGALE, W., 1975, MINING INTERN. YEAR BOOK: THE FINANCI
TIMES, LONDON, PG. 218
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JUN-91 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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