| Deposit ID | 10158453 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Algarrobo |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.58284, -27.08078 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1333 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.58284, -27.08078 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1962 |
| Milling method | Magnetic |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia De Acero Del Pacifico Sa (Government) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Pellet Feed 3300000 Tons | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 80000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 74500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 74500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090029 |
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 36.
SKILLINGS, D.N. C.A.P.'S NEW PRODUCTION FACILITIES AT
ALGARROBO AND HUASCO, SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, MAY 5, 1979
PP. 14-20.
UNITED NATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS,
SURVEY OF WORLD IRON RESOURCES, NEW YORK, 1970, PP 329-336
SISSELMAN, R., CHILE'S FIRST PELLET PLANT INCORPORATES HEAT
RECOUP SYSTEM AND SELF FLURING PELLETS, ENGINEERING AND
MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1978, PP 91-94.
AIKEN, G.E., EL ALGARROBO; NEW OPEN PIT, MINING ENGINEERING,
MARCH, 1962, PP 52-57.
SUTULOV, A., CHILEAN IRON ORE BOOMING; EXPORTS GROW TO
JAPAN, EUROPE, N. AMERICA, WORLD MINING, NOV., 1964,
PP 8-12.
MINING MAGAZINE, HUASCO PELLETIZING PLANT, JUNE, 1978,
PP 556-558.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE OCCURS IN OVER 25 SEPARATE ORE BODIES OVER A NORTH-SOUTH DISTANCE OVER 4 KM. THE MAIN ORE TRENCH HAS AN OUTCROP WIDTH OF ABOUT 190 M. A THINNER PARALLEL ZONE OF LOWER GRADE LIES EAST OF THE MAIN ZONE.. THE RESOURCES SHOWN INCLUDE THE 2 ORE BODIES CURRENTLY BEING MINED: PENOSO HILL AND ALGARROBO C, 4-5 KM TO THE SOUTH THE ALGARROBO C ORE IS SOFTER AND HIGHER GRADE THAN THAT AT PENOSO HILL. THE ORE IS MINED FROM STEEP SLOPES WHICH ARE COVERED BY RICH FLOAT. THE FLOAT WAS FIRST MINED IN THE EARLIER STAGES OF MINING. TO FACILITATE A CONSISTANT FEED THE ORE IS MIXED ON A 1:1 BASIS. BENEFICATION IS IN 2 STAGES. THE PRECONCENTRATION IS AT THE MINE SITE AND CONSISTS OF DRY MAGNETIC CONCENTRATION ON- 6 MM (ABOUT 1/4 IN) CRUSHED ORE. THE PRODUCT OF PRECONCEN- TRATION IS RAILED ABOUT 85 KM TO HUASCO FOR FINE GRINDING (.08 MM/325 MESH) AND WET MAGNETIC CONCENTRATION. A DRY MAGNETIC PLANT WAS OPERATIONAL AT THE MINE IN 1979 ALSO TO TREAT TAILINGS FROM PREVIOUS SCREENING OPERATIONS. THIS PLANT HAD A CAPACITY OF ABOUT 36,000 MTPM OF PRECONCEN- TRATE PRODUCT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-OCT-96 | Bolis | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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