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Candelaria

Producer in Atacama, Chile with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208289
MAS/MILS ID 3370090059
Record type Site
Current site name Candelaria

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.87032, -27.37247 (WGS84)
Elevation 1580
Location accuracy 5000(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
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.87032, -27.37247
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1987
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1994
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Atacama District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Contractual Minera Candelaria Ltd
    Home office Chile
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pd Candelaria Inc.
    Interest 80
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Smma Candelaria Inc.
    Interest 20
    Home office Japan
    Year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • PD CANDELARIA INC. IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF PHELPS DODGE CORP. SMMA CANDELARIA INC. IS A WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO. AND SUMITOMO CORP. OF JAPAN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 354000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 354000000mt ore
    Total resources 354000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 2.4 g/mt Silver Minor 1990
    Gold Au 0.25 g/mt Gold Minor 1990
    Copper Cu 1.14 wt-pct Copper Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 365900000mt ore
    Total resources 365900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 0.27 g/mt Gold Minor 1992
    Copper Cu 1.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 365900000mt ore
    Total resources 365900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 2.7 g/mt Silver Minor 1994
    Gold Au 0.26 g/mt Gold Minor 1994
    Copper Cu 1.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 366000000mt ore
    Total resources 366000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 4.5 g/mt Silver Minor 1995
    Gold Au 0.26 g/mt Gold Minor 1995
    Copper Cu 1.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 400000000mt ore
    Total resources 400000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 44.57 wt-pct Copper Major 1997
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 366000000mt ore
    Total resources 366000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 4.5 g/mt Silver Minor 1995
    Gold Au 0.26 g/mt Gold Minor 1995
    Copper Cu 1.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • LA CANDELARIA IS STARTING DEVELOPMENT LATER PART OF 1992 FOR PRODUCTION BY EARLY 1995.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1990, P. 160.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1991 10-K, P.10.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1993 10-K, P.12.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 4/10/95, P.2,3.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, PHILPS DODGE COMES UP WITH

  • Deposit

    MORE CHILEAN DEPOSITS, DECEMBER 24, 1987, P. 17.

  • Deposit

    SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, PD'S CHILEAN SUBSIDIARY DISCOVERS

  • Deposit

    NEW COPPER-GOLD MINERALIZATION, DECEMBER 12, 1987, P. 17.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUNAL, CHILEAN FIND FOR PD SUBSIDIARY, DECEMBER 11,

  • Deposit

    1987, P. 477.

  • Deposit

    PAY DIRT-SOUTHWEST EDITION, PD CONFIRMS CHILEAN COPPER FIND,

  • Deposit

    JUNE 1988, P. 10A.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, CU/ZN DISCOVERY IN CHILE, SEPTEMBER 1988,

  • Deposit

    P. 162.

  • Deposit

    SKILLING'S MINING REVIEW, PHELPS DODGE CONFIRMS MAJOR COPPER

  • Deposit

    DISCOVERY NEAR COPIAPO IN CHILE, JUNE 11, 1988, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AND MATERIALS, DECEMBER 1987-JANUARY 1988, P. 13.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, NEW COPPER DISCOVERY FOR PHELPS DODGE,

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY 1988, P. 95.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, CHILE: ENCOURAGING RESULTS

  • Deposit

    FOR SALADO FROM TESTS ON NEW DISCOVERY, JUNE 16, 1988,

  • Deposit

    P. 4.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 1988, P. 10.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 1988, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JULY 1988, P. 77.

  • Deposit

    MINING ACTIVITIES DIGEST, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEVELOPED,

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 31, 1989, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, PHILPS DODGE CONFIRMS MAJOR CHILEAN

  • Deposit

    COPPER STRIKE, JULY 1988, P. 491.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, PHELPS DODGE AIMS TO EXPLOIT NEW

  • Deposit

    COPPER MINE, JULY 1989, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TELEGRAM R 101844Z, APRIL

  • Deposit

    1990.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, MAJOR MINING PROJECTS 1991-1993, P.5.

  • Deposit

    PAYDIRT SOUTHWEST EDITION, CHILEAN PROPERTY BIG, FAT,

  • Deposit

    DECEMBER 1990, PP. 7A, 7B.

  • Deposit

    BERNSTEIN, MERWIN, THE GEOLOGY OF COPPER AND GOLD ORE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN CHILE, MINING MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1990, P.159.

  • Deposit

    PHELPS DODGE CORP., NEWS RELEASE, 6/6/91, 2PP

  • Deposit

    DILLAED, GARY, SUMITOMO IS BUYING INTO PD'S CANDELARIA FOR

  • Deposit

    $40 MILLION, SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 7/91, P.5B,6B.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 11/30/91, P.6,7.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 2/10/92, P.1.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 2/24/92, P.6.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 8/31/92, P.1.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 3/20/92, P.200,201.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 9/92, P.28.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 9/26/92, P.7.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 10/92, P.210.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 8/28/92, P.141,142.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 9/92, P.6.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 10/14/92, P.22.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 11/92, P.1312.

  • Deposit

    DILLARD, GARY, $500 MILLION OPERATION DUE ON LINE IN 1995,

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 12/92, P.4A-6A.

  • Deposit

    FURUKAWA, TSUKASA, CANDELARIA MINE WORK SLATED, AMERICAN

  • Deposit

    METAL MARKET, 1/21/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 1/18/93, P.9.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 3/19/93, P.206.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 3/22/93, P.4.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 3/22/93, P.11.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/29/93, P.8.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/11/93, P.421.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 6/14/93, P.4.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 6/16/93, P.13.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 6/19/93, P.10.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 6/25/93, P.2,3.

  • Deposit

    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PAY DIRT, 7/93, P.19B.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 7/93, P.50.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, 7/22/93, P.5.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 10/93, P.8.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 11/12/93, P.329.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 11/15/93, P.8.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 1/94, P.29.

  • Deposit

    CORRESPONDENCE, LETTER TO GEORGE COAKLY FROM ROBERT MOCH,

  • Deposit

    PHELPS DODGE CORP., DESCRIPTION OF THE LA CANDELARIA PROJ.

  • Deposit

    3/31/94, 5 PP.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 10/10/94, P.5.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 11/94, P.243.

  • Deposit

    PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1993 10-K, P9,10,12.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 11/94, P.4A-9A,11A.

  • Deposit

    PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P 6-8,16,17.

  • Deposit

    PHELPS DODGE CORP., 1994 10-K, P.6,12.

  • Deposit

    MINERIA CHILENA, CANDELARIA, UNA MINA DONDE "TODO COMIENZA",

  • Deposit

    V 13/N 163, 1/95, P.7-23.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, V 66/N 3, 1/16/95, P.10.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, V 106/N 28, 7/12/95, P.17.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUL-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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