| Deposit ID | 10230848 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W029802 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090060 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amolanas |
| Related records | 10079708 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.03922, -28.04527 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(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) | -70.03922, -28.04527 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1989 |
| Year of first production | 1993 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Copiapo |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nunez Hermanos |
| Interest | 55 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minera Cardoen Ltd. (Min Car) |
| Interest | 45 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1993 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090060 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W029802 | MAS references MRDS |
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 2/12/93, P.6, VOL 12, NO.1.
MINING JOURNAL, 2/5/93, P.34
FINNISH MINING BOOSTS PRESENCE, CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, JULY
1990, P. 6.
INTERNATIONAL MINING, JUNE 1990, P. 42.
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, CHILE: OUTOKUMPU BROADENS
HORIZONS, VOL 9, NO. 10, P. 5.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TELEGRAM B311001Z, OCTOBER 1990,
P. 1.
MINING JOURNAL, 6/8/90, P.449.
MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 9/90, V 17/ NO. 9, P.6.
METALLOGENIC MAP OF CHILE, 1990, P.71 (NO. 22).
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-MAR-97 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.