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(Facility) Chagres Copper Smelter

Plant in Chile with commodities Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279451
MAS/MILS ID 3370011001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Chagres Copper Smelter
Alternate or previous names Chagres Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -70.49951, -33.16417 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Chile

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -70.49951, -33.16417
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter
Plant subcategory Smelter-Pyrometallurgy

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Disputada De Las Condes S. A.
    Home office Chile
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Exxon Minerals Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1979

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Blister Copper 30100 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 30100mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Blister Copper 33700 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 33700mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Blister Copper 37200 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 37200mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Blister Copper 39000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 39000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Blister Copper 38000 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 38000mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Sulphuric Acid 63152 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 63152mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Scrap Melted 6192 Mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Concetrate Smelted 122928 Mt
  • Year 1989
    Description Blister Copper 44413 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 44413mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Sulphuric Acid 65847 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 65847mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Scrap Melted 9864 Mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Concentrate Smelted 129173 Mt
  • Year 1990
    Description Blister Copper 47710 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 47710mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Sulphuric Acid 85533 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 85533mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Scrap Melted 12052 Mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Concentrate Smelted 142039 Mt
  • Year 1991
    Description Blister Copper 52648 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 52648mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Sulphuric Acid 73901 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Sulfur 73901mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Scrap Melted 31286 Mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Concentrate Smelted 159680 Mt
  • Year 1992
    Description Blister Copper 73901 Mt
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Copper Copper 73901mt

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • EXXON MINERALS SUBSIDIARY. BLISTER PRODUCER. SC 230 MTPD ACID PLANT. 1990-PLAN EXPANSION TO 120M MTPY. EXPANSION DECISION EXPECTED 2Q 91. 6/91 TO EXPAND T0 125, $176MM, 3.5 YRS. CHANGE TO OUTOKUMPU FLASH. SMELTER HAD BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN IN 1989 AND 1990 FOR 37 WORKING DAYS BECAUSE OF HIGH SULPHUR EMISSIONS, COSTING THE COMPANY $1.7 MILLION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    "DISPUTADA INVESTS FOR THE NEXT CENTURY", MBM COPPER

  • Production

    SUPPLEMENT, JUNE 1993, P. 15.

  • Production

    SMELTER PROFILE, CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES, AUGUST 22, 1986.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 5/29/92, P. 394.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 3/6/92, P. 165.

  • Deposit

    E&MJ, 8/81, P. 46.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN EARLY 1992, THAT THE OWNERS OF THE CHAGRES SMELTER HAVE SIGNED CONTRACTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SULFURIC ACID PLANT. NO TENTATIVE DATE FOR COMPLETION IS KNOWN, HOWEVER AT FULL CAPACITY THE PLANT WILL PRODUCE 1,125 TPD OF SULFURIC ACID. SEE MINING JOURNAL, 3/6/92, P. 165.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-SEP-96 Towle, Stewart W. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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