| Deposit ID | 10304247 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370470004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Cascadas |
| Alternate or previous names | Sagasca, Cascada Sur |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.34123, -20.1684 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tarapaca(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Tarapaca |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -69.34123, -20.1684 |
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| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 110M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1970 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Solvent Extraction-Electrowin |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin |
| District name | Sagasca |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Soc. Minera La Cascada Ltda. (Smlc) |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Soc. Minera Pudahuel Ltda.(Smp) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 11000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 11000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 22000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 16000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 38000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 3900000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3900000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3900000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370470004 |
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TRIP REPORT:
LA CASCADA COPPER MINE AND CONCENTRATION PLANT, LA CASCADA
IQUIQUI PROVINCE, FIRST REGION, 8/29/88, 10 PP.
ENG AND MIN J V 170 NO 8 P 126
MIN ENG VOL 21 NO 5 P 10
ENG AND MIN J VOL 170 NO 4 P 170
SUTULOV, A., 1974, NORMALIZATION OF CU PRODCTN IS KEY TO CHI
DRIVE FOR ECON. RECOV.: ENG. AND MIN. J., 175:2:72-76.
ANONYMOUS, 1972, MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PCT OF ALL OUTPUT:
MAG., 131:9:95-211
SUTULOV, A., 1975, EL COBRE CHILENO: CODELCO PUBS., SANTIAGO
METALS SOURCEBOOK 10/8/73 ITEM (4646)
ENG.AND MIN. JOURNAL, JULY 1980, P.52.
DMA SERIES 1501 MAP, SHEET SF19-2,SCALE 1:250,000.
LEWIS,F.M., AND BHAPPU,R.B., ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF AVAILABL
PROCESSES FOR TREATING OXIDE -COPPER ORE, INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING, 1976, PP.133-150.
JAPAN METALJOURNAL, FEB. 7,1977, P.2.
JAPAN METAL JOURNAL, APRIL 4, 1977, PP.2-3.
ENG.&MIN. JOURNAL, APRIL,1969,V. 170, NO.4, P.170.
ENG.&MIN. JOURNAL, AUGUST,1969,V.170,NO.8.P.126.
MINING ENGINEERING, MAY 1969,P.10.
FORBES, JUNE 15,1977, PP.56-61
JAPAN METAL JOURNAL, JULY 18, 1978, P.5.
WORLD MINING, JANUARY, 1976.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 7/80, P.52.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 2/81, P.31.
SUTALOV, ALEXANDER, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON CONTRACT WITH USBM
1986, P.39,40.
INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT, MINERALS FOR CHILE FOR 1988,
P.17.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOC. MINERA PUDAHUEL(SMP)BOUGHT SAGASCA IN 1980 AFTER CONTINENTAL COPPER DECLARED BANKRUPTCY IN JULY OF 1978. PURCHASE PRICE $37 MILLION, NEW OWNERS PLAN TO INVEST 5 MILLION TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT AND RAISE MINE PRODUCTION FROM CURRENT 2500 MTPD TO 3600 MTPD. THE WATER SUPPLY COMES FROM TWO WELLS AT QUEBRADA JUAN DE MORALES ABOUT 25 KILOMETERS EAST OF SAGASCA. PLANT REQUIRES 5000 CU-METERS WATER A DAY. THE ELECTRICAL POWER REQUIREMENTS OF ABOUT 2,000 KILO- WATTS ARE MET BY A 66 KILLOVOLT POWER LINE FROM IQUIQUE. CONCS. TRUCKED 150 KILOMETERS TO IQUIQUE, THEN SHIPPED TO JAPAN FOR SMELTING SINCE SMP PROPOSES 5 MILLION TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT 4 MILLION WAS APPLIED TO THE MINE AND 1 MILLION TO THE MILL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-MAR-97 | Grey | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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