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Collahausi

Plant in Tarapaca, Chile with commodities Copper, Silver
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  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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135422
MRDS ID TC03074
MAS/MILS ID 3370470008
Record type Site
Current site name Collahausi
Alternate or previous names Njina, Rosario
Related records 10057511

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.71621, -20.94757 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarapaca(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Tarapaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.71621, -20.94757
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Iquique

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Dona Ines De Collahausi S. A.
    Home office Chile
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Minera Mantos Minorco Ltda.
    Interest 44
    Home office Chile
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Falconbridge International Ltd.
    Interest 44
    Home office Canada
    Year 1995
  • Type Owner
    Owner Japanese Consortium
    Interest 12
    Home office Japan
    Year 1996

Comments on the ownership information

  • MINERA MANTOS MINORCO LTDA. IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN EMPRESA MINERA DE MANTOS BLANCOS SA (49.9%) AND MINORCO (50.1%). SHELL/BILLITON SOLD ITS 1/3 SHARE TO THE TWO REMAINING PARTNERS IN 1995 FOR $195 MILLION.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 3100000000mt ore
    Total resources 3100000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.82 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 145000000mt ore
    Total resources 145000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.79 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 53000000mt ore
    Total resources 53000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.31 wt-pct Copper Major 1995
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Inferred 210000000mt ore
    Total resources 210000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.6 wt-pct Copper Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Inferred 1960000000mt ore
    Total resources 1960000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1995
    Demonstrated 1959000000mt ore
    Total resources 1959000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.9 wt-pct Copper Major 1995

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PRODUCTION POTENTIAL PLANNED TO PRODUCE 330,000 MT COPPER IN CONCENTRATE AND AN ADDITIONAL 50,000 MT CATHODE FROM L-SX-EW FOR THE FIRST 7 YEARS EXPLOITING THE SECONDARY ENRICHED ZONE. MINE PLAN AND EIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR 25 YEAR OPERATION TO START IN 1999.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORTS, MAJOR MINING PROJECTS 1991-1993,

  • Ownership

    JUNE 1990, P. 5.

  • Ownership

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V 103/N 247, 12/25/95, P.2.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, MORE FUNDS AT COLLAHAUSI, FEBRUARY 22, 1991,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 135.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORTHERN MINER, 3/2/92, P.1,19.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, 6/92, P.332.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORANDA INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.19.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, 6/17/94, P. ?

  • Reserve-Resource

    FALCONBRIDGE LTD., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.4.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NORANDA INC., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.38.

  • Reserve-Resource

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 11, 7/14/95, P.3.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V 103/N 189, 10/2/95, P.2.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 1987.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, UNDERGROUND WORK AT COYAHAUSI, SEPTEMBER

  • Deposit

    11, 1987, P. 200.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, NOVEMBER 1990, P. 5.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, CHILE: DRILLING OF MINE, VOL

  • Deposit

    60, NO. 20, OCTOBER 30, 1987, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    BALL, PERRY E. AND PEDRO DANUS V., TRIP REPORT, UNITED

  • Deposit

    STATES EMBASSY, AUGUST 26-31, 1988, PP. 1,2.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, MAJOR DL600 INVESTMENT PROJECTS

  • Deposit

    1985-1989, AUGUST 1990, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ACTIVITIES DIGEST, CHEVRON RESTRUCTURES MINERALS,

  • Deposit

    VOL 17, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 9, 1990, P. 3.

  • Deposit

    HUNT, JOHN P., AND JAMES A BRATT, QUEBRADA BLANCA, CHILE, AN

  • Deposit

    ENRICHED PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, PRESENTED AT AIME ANNUAL

  • Deposit

    MEETING, CHICAGO ILL., FEB. 22-26, 1981.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 9/87, P.166.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK REPORT, MINERALS FOR CHILE FOR 1988,

  • Deposit

    P.18,19.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 10/91, P.43.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/91, P.47,49.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 11/15/91, P.2.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 11/8/91, P.344.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 2/21/92, P.129.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 2/17/92, P.6.

  • Deposit

    HEFFERNAN, VIRGINIA, FALCO'S COLLAHUASI RIVALS ESCONDIDA AS

  • Deposit

    TOP COPPER FIND, NORTHERN MINER, 2/24/92, P.1.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 5/26/92, P.6.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 10/21/92, P.1.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 11/92, P.6.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 10/30/92, VOL.11/NO.18, P.3,4.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 10/23/92, P.285.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 12/92, P.430,431.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 12/11/92, P.414.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS' MINING REVIEW, 12/12/92, P.11.

  • Deposit

    METALS BULLETIN, 12/31/92, P.5.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, CHILE'S COLLAHUASI: POSITIVE POTENTIAL,

  • Deposit

    5/1/92, P.320,321.

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, MYSTERY SUROUNDS COLLAHUASI OWNERSHIP,

  • Deposit

    8/2/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    HEFFERNAN, VIRGINIA, COLLAHUASI A BLOCKBUSTER THAT KEEPS ON

  • Deposit

    GROWING, NORTHERN MINER, 6/28/93, P.B1,B9.

  • Deposit

    CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 10/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 10/20/93, P.32.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 10/30/93, P.21.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK FOCUS, 12/93, P.20,21.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 12/13/93, P.8.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/25/94, P.8, V 13, N 3.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 5/20/94, P.6.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 6/30/94, P.12.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 10/17/94, P.6.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING RECORD, APRIL/MAY, 1994, P.7.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING RECORD, JUNE/JULY, 1994, P.24.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 13/N 23, 1/17/95, P.3.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, V 103/N 29, 2/13/95, P.2.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 7/N 6, 2/25/95, P.4.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICA MINING RECORD, 4/95, P.23.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 6, 4/24/95, P.2,3.

  • Deposit

    LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 10, 6/30/95, P.7.

  • Deposit

    METALS & MINERALS LATIN AMERICA, V 1/N 1, 11/8/95, P.8.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FULL FEASIBILITY STUDY STARTED IN 1994 WITH PRODUCTION EXPECTED BY 1998-1999 AT A CAPITAL COST OF ABOUT $1 BILLION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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