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El Pleito

Producer in Chile with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078125
MRDS ID W026288
Record type Site
Current site name El Pleito

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -71.28288, -29.29747 (WGS84)
Elevation 1400
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 30 KM NE OF CRUZ GRANDE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Analytical data

Result CHEMISTRY OF RESERVES IN PERCENT: FE, 60
Result SIO2 , 3.5
Result S, 0.01
Result AND P, 0.15

Nearby scientific data

(1) -71.28288, -29.29747
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Compania Minera Santa Fe

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Material ORE FE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Shipping Grade Ore (Approx. 64 % Fe)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Iron Iron 64wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 10000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Iron Fe 60 wt-pct Iron Major 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.002HA

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN - PIT, DEPTH IS CONSIDERABLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ FULLER, CARLOS, 1965 , GEOLOGIA Y YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE CHILE (GEOLOGY AND METAL DEPOSITS OF CHILE): CHILE INST. GEOL. INV., 305 P., TABLES. (SPANISH) ( 430 ) R858G

  • Deposit

    ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS, P. 302 - 380 . 433 QUN22S

  • Production

    ALVARADO, 1970 , P. 368

  • Reserve-Resource

    ALVARADO, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-73 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey ADDED AN APPROXIMATE LOCATION.
Updater 24-AUG-98 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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