Mine detail: El Abra

Previously called 'Huantajoya ProspectGeneral Baquedano ProspectEl Abra Northwest ProspectVeta MariaArturo Prat ProspectConchi Viejo Prospect'

Location:	Antofagasta, Chile, South America
Lat / long:	-21.92175, -68.83371
dep_id:	10157931
mrds_id:	TC40328
mas_id:	3370050002
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Copper
Minor mineral:	Molybdenum
Operation type:	Surface
Development status:	Prospect
other_matl:	Antlerite, Atacamite, Biotite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Feldspar, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
work_type:	Surface
Reporter:	Porter, Kenneth E.
Year first produced:	1996
disc_yr:	1500
References:	Deposit:: LOWELL,D., THREE NEW PORPHRY CU DEPOSITS FOR CHILE, MIN. Deposit:: ENG., V.26, NO.11, NOV. 1974, PP 23-24. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, MARCH 24, 1978, P.214. Deposit:: PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, MARCH 15,1978, EL ABRA MINE, CORP. Deposit:: NACIONAL DEL COBRE DE CHILE (CODELCO-CHILE), HUERFANOS Deposit:: 1189 8TH FLOOR, SANTIAGO, CHILE. COPY ON FILE AT U.S. Deposit:: BUREAU OF MINES IN DENVER,CO. Deposit:: AMBRUS, J., GEOLOGY OF THE EL ABRA PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT, Deposit:: CHILE, ECON. GEOL., V. 72, 1977, PP.1062-1085. Deposit:: WORLD MINING, EL ABRA WILL BE NEXT BIG MINE, NOV. 1974, P.42 Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V.175, NO.2, 2/74, P.73. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, SEPT. 16, 1974, P.6. Deposit:: WORLD MINING, MAY, 1976. Deposit:: METALS SOURCEBOOK, ITEM B1832, MARCH 11, 1974. Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1978, P.484. Deposit:: WORLD MINING, JUNE 1977, P.70. Deposit:: METALS SOURCEBOOK, ITEM B1832, MARCH 11,1974. Deposit:: MINING ENGINEERING, CHILEAN COPPER AWAITS FOREIGN INVEST- Deposit:: MENT, OCT.,1979, P. 1428. Deposit:: PRIVATE STUDY. Deposit:: DEPOSIT PROFILE REPORT, GOLDER ASSOCIATES, FEB. 1980, UNDER Deposit:: CONTRACT WITH USBM. Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MOLYBDENUM ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1778-1978, A. SUTULOV Deposit:: ,ED., INTERMET PUBLS., SANTIAGO CHILE, 1978, PP.73-74. Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT WILL BOOST ZAMBI* Deposit:: COPPER OUTPUT, FEB. 1974, PP.100-103. Deposit:: LEWIS,F.M., AND BHAPPU,R. B., ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF Deposit:: AVAILABLE PROCESSESS FOR TREATING OXIDE COPPER ORES, Deposit:: INTL. JOURNAL OF MINERAL PROCESSING,3,1976, PP.133-150. Deposit:: MINING ENGINEERING, 4/92, P.308,309. Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 6/26/93, P.9. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/23/93, P.2,3. Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 7/93, P.10A. Deposit:: MINING RECORD, 8/25/93, P.21. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 9/24/93, P.207. Deposit:: CYPRUS MINERALS CO., NEWS RELEASE, 10/11/93, 1P Deposit:: CANEY, DEREK J., CYPRUS LAC WINS EL ABRA BID, AMERICAN METAL Deposit:: MARKET, 10/12/93, P.2,16. Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 10/16/93, P.9. Deposit:: MINING RECORD, 10/20/93, P.23. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 10/22/93, P.1,2. Deposit:: METAL BULLETIN, 10/25/93, P.19. Deposit:: CANEY, DEREK J., EL ABRA WINNERS MAP DEVELOPMENT, AMERICAN Deposit:: METAL MARKET, 10/27/93, P.5. Deposit:: CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 10/93, P.6,7. Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 10/30/93, P.10. Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 11/93, P.20,91. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 6/18/93, P.460. Deposit:: METAL BULLETIN, 6/24/93, P.7. Deposit:: CANEY, DEREK J., BHP, MAGMA EYE CODELCO PROJECT, AMERICAN Deposit:: METAL MARKET, 6/25/93, P.5. Deposit:: METAL BULLETIN, 7/5/93, P.5. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 7/9/93, P.20. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/9/93, P.7,8. Deposit:: METAL BULLETIN, 7/15/93, P.7. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 7/19/93, P.7. Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 8/93, P.105. Deposit:: METAL BULLETIN, 9/23/93, P.5. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 9/27/93, P.3. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 10/11/93, P.9. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 12/13/93, P.8. Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 1/94, P.28. Deposit:: CANEY, DEREK J., ASSAYS DELAY EL ABRA DEAL, AMERICAN METAL Deposit:: MARKET, 2/10/93, P.16. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 2/11/94, P.103. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 2/14/94, P.1,7. Deposit:: CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, JAN/FEB 1994, P.6. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 3/4/94, P.3. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 4/25/94, P.4. Deposit:: CANEY, DEREK J., CODELCO SEES EL ABRA DEAL AS FIRM, AMERICAN Deposit:: METAL MARKET, 3/8/94, P.2. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 4/29/94, P.3. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 4/22/94, P.285,286. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 4/29/94, P.6,7. Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 4/30/94, P.11. Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 5/94, P.8B. Deposit:: CANEY, DEREK J., CODELCO APPROVES NEW EL ABRA BID SUBMITTED Deposit:: BY CYPRUS AMAX, AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 5/27/94, P.1. Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 6/94, P.5B,6B. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 5/20/94, P.369. Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 6/6/94, P.6,7. Deposit:: AME MINING WEEKLY, 6/10/94, P.2. Deposit:: AME MINING WEEKLY, 6/3/94, P.2. Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 6/4/94, P.10. Deposit:: MINING RECORD, 6/8/94, P.57. Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 6/10/94, P.425. Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 7/94, P.9B. Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 7/9/94, P.22. Deposit:: NORTHERN MINER, 9/27/93, P.12. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 2/18/94, P.1. Deposit:: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 4/20/94, P.2. Deposit:: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 4/25/94, P.1,20. Deposit:: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 4/28/94, P.5. Deposit:: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 4/29/94, P.1. Deposit:: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 6/1/94, P.1,16. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 6/1/94, P.6,7. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/29/94, P.2,3. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 8/15/94, P.2. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 8/31/94, P.4. Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 11/94, P.4A-11A. Deposit:: CODELCO- CHILE, 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.58-60. Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, #668, 2/95, P.8B. Deposit:: CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS CO., NEWS RELEASE, 6/16/95, 4PP. Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 10, 6/30/95, P.5,6. Deposit:: MINING RECORD, V 106/N 28, 7/12/95, P.7. Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, #673, 7/95, P.10B. Reserve-Resource:: WORLD MINING, 1/83, P. 86. Reserve-Resource:: MINING JOURNAL, 5/20/83, P.338. Reserve-Resource:: METALS WEEK, 5/30/94, P.1,7. Reserve-Resource:: SUTULOV, A. CHILEAN COPPER RESOURCES SAID TO BE WORL* Reserve-Resource:: LARGEST, AMERICAN METAL MARKET, AUG.4,1977, P.18. Reserve-Resource:: CYPRUS AMAX MINERALS CO., 1994 10-K, P.2,5.