| Deposit ID | 10304396 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC05121 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 3370090010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Altamira |
| Related records | 10058774 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -70.31204, -26.42579 (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 |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Ore Body (1) | -70.31204, -26.42579 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Leach-Solvent-Extract-Electrowin |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sociedad Minera Pudahuel Ltda. |
| Interest | 90 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Nacional De Minera (Enami) |
| Interest | 10 |
| Home office | Chile |
| Year | 1994 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 12000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 12100000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12100000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12100000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 12000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3370090010 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC05121 | MAS references MRDS |
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 6/30/94, P.10.
U.S. EMBASSY TRIP REPORT, MAY 25-26, 1988, P.6
METALS WEEK, 3/1/93, P.8
MINING JOURNAL, 5/27/94, P.387.
MINING WEEKLY, 6/3/94, P.2.
MINING JOURNAL, 6/17/94, P.453.
CRU INTERNATIONAL, COPPER STUDIES, V 23/N 6, 12/95, P.10.
METALLOGENIC MAP OF CHILE, 1990, P.58, (NO. 33)
MINING JOURNAL, 3/15/93, P.160.
MINING JOURNAL, 10/1/93, P.228.
MINING JOURNAL, 4/8/94, P.249.
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 11/30/93, P.5.
LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 10/8/93, P.5.
METAL BULLETIN, 11/1/93, P.9.
METAL BULLETIN, 12/2/93, P.7.
MINING JOURNAL, 12/3/93, P.381.
LATIN AMERICAN MINING RECORD, JUNE/JULY, 1994, P.24.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-MAR-97 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.