Rio Salada Concentrator Plant

Producer in Atacama, Chile with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304103
MAS/MILS ID 3370090021
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Salada Concentrator Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -70.67454, -26.39749 (WGS84)
Elevation 50
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Atacama(province)

Chile(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Chile Atacama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -70.67454, -26.39749

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1970

Mining district

District name Chanaral

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Nacional De Mineria (Enami)
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SUTULOV, A., 1975, EL COBRE CHILENO: CODELCO PUBS., SANTIAGO

  • Deposit

    520 PGS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SUTULOV SAYS THIS PLANT TREATS SLIMES DUMPED INTO RIO SALADO SALVADOR MILL. PRODUCTION IS TO BE AUGMENTED TO 160 TPD FINE MILL IS LOCATED ON COAST NEAR CHANARAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUN-91 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.