Defensa Caleta El Cobre

Plant in Antofagasta, Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134079
MAS/MILS ID 3370050018
Record type Site
Current site name Defensa Caleta El Cobre
Alternate or previous names Caleta El Cobre

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.64955, -24.19752 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antofagasta(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Antofagasta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.64955, -24.19752

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1853
Year of first production 1986
Plant type Leach

Mining district

District name Antofagasta

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empressa Minera Caleta El Cobre S. A.
    Home office Chile
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Eulogio Gordo Y Cia
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1996

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 907200mt ore
    Demonstrated 907200mt ore
    Total resources 907200mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BALL, PERRY E., AND ALBERTO OSORIO V., TRIP REPORT, UNITED

  • Reserve-Resource

    STATES EMBASSY, OCTOBER 3, 1988, P. 1.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-97 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.