| Deposit ID | 10230766 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC04927 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Los Colorados |
| Related records | 10058634 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.03282, -28.61417 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Atacama(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Atacama |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.03282, -28.61417 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Magnetic |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa National De Minera (Enami) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | San Andres |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 3500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 3500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090040 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC04927 | MAS references MRDS |
SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS PUBLICA-
TIONS, 1970, P. 329-336.
SUTULOV, A., CHILEAN IRON ORE BOOMING; EXPORTS GROW TO
JAPAN, EUROPE, N. AMERICA: V. 2, NO. 12, 1966, P. 8-12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOS COLORADOS IS MADE UP OF THREE DEPOSITS; LOS COLORA- DOS, LA NEGRA, AND LA ESCAPADA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-DEC-94 | Aguirre, C. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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