| Deposit ID | 10279573 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370091001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | (Facility) Potrerillos Copper Smelter |
| Alternate or previous names | Potrerillos Smelterel Salvador |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.50951, -26.47918 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2600 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -69.50951, -26.47918 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Plant type | Smelter |
| Plant subcategory | Smelter-Pyrometallurgy |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Del Cobre(Codelco-Chile) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1989 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370091001 |
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - CODELCO,
POTRERILLOS, CHILE. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007; FOR INF.,
CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CURRENT FACILITIES AT THE POTRERILLOS SMELTER INCLUDE A REVERBERATORY SMELTING FURNACE, AN EL TENIENTE REACTOR, OXYGEN PLANT, PIERCE-SMITH CONVERTERS, TILTING ANODE FUR- NACES, AND CASTING WHEEL. NO SULFUR FIXATION FACILITIES CURRENTLY EXIST. SMELTER CAPACITY IS 125,000 MTPA ANODE COPPER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-1995 | Towle, Stewart W. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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