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Calama Cu Mine

Producer in Chile with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068469
MRDS ID W001533
Record type Site
Current site name Calama Cu Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.93284, -22.46421 (WGS84)
Elevation 2400
Relative position ABOUT 20 KM SO. OF CHUQUICAMATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES FOR TOWN OF CALAMA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.93284, -22.46421
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description North Trending Folds, Faults, And Plutonic Masses

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Empresa Nacional De Mineria (Enami)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EST. BASED ON 10 YEARS RESERVES AT ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF 4 MIL. TONS. RESERVES ARE PROBABLY CONSERVATIVE CONSIDERING INVESTMENT OF $85 MIL. BY (ENAMI)
  • ESTIMATED BY GUS GOUDARZI 3/73 TO HAVE POTENTIAL RESOURCES AT LEAST EQUAL TO ESTIMATED RESERVES - BASED ON $85 MIL. INVESTMENT OF ENAMI FOR PLANT EXPANSIONS
  • ESTIMATES MAY BE CONSERVATIVE CONSIDERING $85 MIL. INVESTMENT FOR EXPANSIONS BY (ENAMI)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, ANNUAL REVIEW, 1969, JUNE, P. 258

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, ALEXANDER, 1969, CHILE'S SMALL COPPER MINES EXPAND: WORLD MINING, V. 5, NO. 4, P. 50-55

  • Production

    MIN. JOUR., 1969 REF.

  • Reserve-Resource

    ESTIMATED BY G. GOUDARZI 3/73

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1973 Davidson, Claire B. U.S. Geological Survey

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