Domeyko Concentrator

Producer in Atacama, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134292
MAS/MILS ID 3370090007
Record type Site
Current site name Domeyko Concentrator

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.88954, -28.69747 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atacama(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Atacama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.88954, -28.69747

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 20HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1931
Year of first production 1931

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Nacional De Mineria
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W., 1975, MINING INTERN. YEAR BOOK: THE FINANCI

  • Deposit

    TIMES, LONDON, P. 218.

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., EL COBRE CHILENO: CODELCO PUBS., SANTIAGO, CHIL

  • Deposit

    PGS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NIGHTINGALE SAYS 21 EMPLOYEES, IS SET UP FOR CUSTOM MILLING, KM. S. OF VALLENAR. CONCENTRATION PLANT ONLY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUN-91 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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