| Deposit ID | 10230985 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370371001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Caletones Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Caltones Smelter El Teniente |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.3714, -34.06437 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Chile |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -70.3714, -34.06437 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Del Cobre-Codelco |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1979 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370371001 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - CALETONES
(EL TENIENTE), CHILE. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF.
CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CURRENT TECHNOLOGY AT THE SMELTER INCLUDES A REVERBERATORY FURNACE, TWO EL TENIENTE CONVERTERS, OXYGEN ENRICHMENT FOR THE REVERBERATORY FURNACE AND CONVERTERS, PIERCE-SMITH CONVERTERS, TILTING ANODE FURNACES, CASTING WHEEL, AND FIRE REFINING USING A TILTING FURNACE AND CASTING WHEEL FOR WIRE BARS, AND A SMALL CAPACITY ACID PLANT. CURRENT CAPACITY IS 385,000 MTPA COPPER ANODES AND WIREBARS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-DEC-94 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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