Punta Del Cobre

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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10254947
MAS/MILS ID 3370090018
Record type Site
Current site name Punta Del Cobre

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.16623, -27.50027 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(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) -70.16623, -27.50027

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1971
Milling method Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Soc. Punta Del Cobre S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1989
    First year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Minera Cobre Atacama
    Interest 13.5
    Home office Chile
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pacifico Quinta Region
    Interest 28.4
    Home office Chile
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Enami
    Interest 4.5
    Home office Chile
    Year 1996

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1997
    Demonstrated 1366000mt ore
    Total resources 1366000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 53.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1997

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SKILLINGS', 8/29/92, P.3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION. 1996 ANNUAL REPORT. P.64.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    PG. 369.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 9/14/89, P.8, VOL.8, NO.17.

  • Deposit

    U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, TELEGRAM, NO.251628Z, 11/89, 3PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUTULOV MAKES PASSING MENTION ONLY AS MINE IS 18 KM SE OF CO ORE IS SENT TO PAIPOTE PLANT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.