| Deposit ID | 10279405 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001246 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370051001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Mantos Blancos Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Mantos Blancos Smelter |
| Related records | 10110314 |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.04954, -23.44753 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Antofagasta(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Antofagasta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -70.04954, -23.44753 |
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| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera De Mantos Blancos S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hochschild Group And Anglo American |
| Interest | 72 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ifc (World Bank) |
| Interest | 12 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Other Private Investors |
| Interest | 16 |
| Year | 1986 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode @ 82.5% Capacity Use 33000 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode @ 94.3% Capacity Use 37700 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode @ 94.3% Capacity Use 37700 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Copper Anode @ 95.5% Capacity Use 38200 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Copper Anode @ 95.5% Capacity Use 36700 Mt | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370051001 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001246 | MAS references MRDS |
SUTULOV, ALEXANDER: EL COBRE CHILENO, 1975, P. 399-409.
1978 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL
PROCESSING OPERATIONS, P. 279.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE SMELTING PROCESS USED AT MANTOS BLANCOS IS A RARELY USED PROCESS WHICH LIBERATES THE CU FROM CUCL USING HIGH TEMPERATURE (1200 C) IN LURGI GYRATORY FURNACES. THIS PROCESS YIELDS AROUND 4.5 MT. OF "CRUDE" COPPER FROM A FEED OF 13 MT. OF PELLETS. THIS CRUDE COPPER GENERALLY YIELDS AROUND 99.5-99.90% CU. THE CRUDE COPPER IS THEN FIRE REFINED. THE REACTION-REFINING PROCESS IS A TWO-STAGE SINGLE PROCESS. SEE 3370052001 FOR A FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF THE REFINING STAGE. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES ARE FOR THE TOWN OF SIERRA GORDA. AS OF 6/23/94, NO CURRENT INFORMATION HAS BEEN FOUND TO UPDATE. PILOT PLANT STARTED IN 1955, WHERE IT PRODUCED 5 T/D. THE PILOT PLANT RAN UNTIL 1958, AND PLANT CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN THE LAST HALF OF 1958. IN DECEMBER OF 1960, THE FIRST PRODUCTION OF CRUDE COPPER BARS TOOK PLACE. FULL CPACITY WAS REACHED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1961. THE PLANT WAS EXPANDED IN 1984. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-SEP-1996 | Peterson, Gary R. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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