| Deposit ID | 10231469 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370050003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Laco |
| Alternate or previous names | El Laco Fe Deposit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.66618, -23.64752 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Antofagasta(province)
Chile(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Chile | Antofagasta |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Scapolite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -67.66618, -23.64752 |
|---|
| Thickness | 50M | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 7000M | ||||||||||
| Width | 3000M | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Milling method | Magnetic |
| District name | Puna Plateau |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Companhia Minera Santa Fe |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1960 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370050003 |
ANDERSON, S., 1960, IRON ORE INDUSTRY IS YOUNG, VIGOROUS AND
GROWING: MIN. WORLD, MAY 1960, P. 34-44.
U.N.1970. SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES.U.N.DEPT.OF ECO
AFFAIRS.NEW YORK,1970.P331.
DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY.SERIES 1301,SCALE 1:1,000,000,SHEET S
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 77-RCD 010-THE EL LACO DEPOSIT WAS INTENDED TO BE DEVELOPED MINERA SANTA FE BEGINNING IN 1960 TO PRODUCE 7 TO 10,000,0 TONNES OF ORE/YR.STATUS OF PROJECT UNKNOWN IN 1977.LOCATIO DEPOSITS IS VERY REMOTE AND DETAILED DRILLING HAD ONLY BEG 1968. 77-RCD 030-LOCATION IS APRROXIMATE,COORDINATES USED ARE THOS AREA 5 KM S.OF LACO POND 300 KM E OF ANTOFAGASTA NEAR ARG BORDER,ON PUNA PLATEAU-DEPOSIT ELEV.FROM 4,300-4,900 M. 77-RCD 080-DEPOSITS PROPER ARE DISTRIBUTED AROUND PICO LACO REST ON ANDESITIC LAVA FLOWS.OUTCROPS FORM AN ELLIPSE WITH AXIS(NE-SW) 7KM LONG AND SHORT AXIS 3 KM IN LENGTH.FIVE OR BODIES KNOWN IN 1968:LACO SUR,LACO NORTE,RODADOS NEGROS,SA VICENTE ALTO&SAN VICENTE BAJO.MAX.THICKNESS OF OUTCROPS IS SOME OF OUTCROPS ARE LAMINAR IN FORM&RELATIVELY FLAT LYING 77-RCDS 611&612-RESERVE TONNAGES ARE FROM 1968 AND VERY UNCE AS INVESTIGATION UP TO 1968 CONSISTED ONLY OF GEOLOGIC STU AND GRAVIMETRIC&MAGNETOMETRIC SURVEYING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-OCT-1996 | Wor | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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