Santa Catalina

Prospect in Antofagasta, Chile with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum
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. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134315
MAS/MILS ID 3370050019
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Catalina
Alternate or previous names San Armando, Catalina Y Otras, Salvadora Carmen, Angelita, Santiaguina

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -69.35122, -22.84224 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antofagasta(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Antofagasta

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS LOCATED 140 KM NE OF ANTOFAGASTA NEAR SIERRA GORDA. DISTANCE FROM THE MAIN CALAMA/ANTOFAGASTA HIGHWAY IS 5 KM.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -69.35122, -22.84224

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Pit
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Santa Catalina Sociedad Anonima
    Home office Chile
    Year 1993
    First year 1993
  • Type Owner
    Owner Outokumpu Copper Resources
    Interest 100
    Home office Finland
    Year 1993
    First year 1993

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Total resources 100000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.1 wt-pct Copper Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • COMPANY IS PROCEEDING WITH UG EXPLORATION FOR BULK SAMPLES FOR PILOT PLANT TESTING AND WILL COMPLETE FEASIBILITY STUDY IN 1994.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ULRIKSEN G., C., MAPA METALOGENICA DE CHILE, BOLETIN NO. 42,

  • Deposit

    1990, #88, P.42.

  • Ownership

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/11/93, P.425.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 5/31/93, P.3,4.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 5/28/93, P.384.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 5/31/93, P.9.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 7/93, P.50.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-AUG-94 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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