Mine detail: Escondida

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Location: Antofagasta, Chile, South America
Lat / long: -24.25581, -69.07031
dep_id: 10158080
mrds_id: TC06155
mas_id: 3370050013
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
Operation type: Surface
Development status: Plant
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Porter, Kenneth E.
Year first produced: 1991
disc_yr: 1981
References:
  • Deposit:: MINERALS AND MATERIALS, APRIL/MAY 1987, P. 31.
  • Deposit:: MINE DEVELOPMENT BI MONTHLY 8/31/87, P.8.
  • Deposit:: MINERAL ALERT, 3/11/88, P. 3.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 3/25/88, P. 241.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 3/18/88, P. 221.
  • Deposit:: MINING MONTHLY, 3/88, P. 10.
  • Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 4/2/88, P. 3.
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/88, P.16.
  • Deposit:: PAY DIRT, 3/88, P. 58.
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 5/88, P. 372.
  • Deposit:: CHILE ECON. REPORT, 2/88, P. 5.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 2/19/88, P. 142.
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 5/88,
  • Deposit:: PAY DIRT, 5/88, P. 9B.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 2/5/88, P. 89.
  • Deposit:: SKILLIN*, 2/27/88, P. 17.
  • Deposit:: MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 5/88, P. 7.
  • Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINERALS, 7/88, P. 80.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 7/8/88, P. 25.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 7/29/88, P. 73-75.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 7/15/88, P. 38, 44.
  • Deposit:: BRAZIL MINERALS FOR EXPORT, 7/88, P. 73.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 9/23/88, P. 235.
  • Deposit:: SKILLIN*, 9/3/88, P. 18.
  • Deposit:: MINING MONTHLY, 8/88, P. 5.
  • Deposit:: LAML, VOL. 7, NO. 13, 7/15/88, P. 8.
  • Deposit:: SKILLIN*, 8/6/88, P. 3.
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 9/88, P. 150.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 10/14/88, P. 297.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 9/9/88, P. 214, 215.
  • Deposit:: CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 3/88, P. 4, 5.
  • Deposit:: LAML, 8/15/88, VOL. 7, NO. 15, P. 2, 3.
  • Deposit:: E&MJ; FINANCING SET FOR ESCONDIDA COPPER DEVELOPMENT,
  • Deposit:: 9/88, P. 13.
  • Deposit:: WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT, JULY/AUG. 1988, P. 50, 51.
  • Deposit:: E&MJ; CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT THE LA ESCONDIDA COPPER
  • Deposit:: DEPOSIT, 10/88, P. 13.
  • Deposit:: E&MJ; KOMATSU DRESSER WILL SUPPLY TRUCKS FOR ESCONDIDA,
  • Deposit:: 11/88, P. 640.
  • Deposit:: DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM # 181414Z, JAN. 1990.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 7/15/88, P.44.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 7/29/88, P.73,74.
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, ESCONDIDA NO LONGER
  • Deposit:: CONCEALED, 11/90, P.11.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, ESCONDIDA ON TARGET, 11/16/90, P.370.
  • Deposit:: BREWIS, TONY, ESCONDIDA, MINING MAGAZINE, 9/90, P.173-180.
  • Deposit:: DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TELEGRAM, 1/91, NO.SHB0227, 8PP.
  • Deposit:: MILLBANK, PAUL, ESCONDIDA DELIVERS ITS HIDDEN WEALTH, METAL
  • Deposit:: BULLETIN MONTHLY, 2/91, P.72-73.
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 10 YEAR HISTORY- A HISTORY
  • Deposit:: OF PATIENCE REWARDED, 6/91, P.11.
  • Deposit:: MINING ENGINEERING, 6/91, P.586.
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, LA ESCONDIDA, 10/91, P.29-31
  • Deposit:: FRASCA, TIM, ESCONDIDA EYES NEW ORE PROCESS FOR COPPER
  • Deposit:: PLANT, AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 2/28/92, P.1,7.
  • Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 3/2/92, P.8.
  • Deposit:: SOUTHWEST PAY DIRT, 3/92, P.3A.
  • Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 3/7/92, P.5.
  • Deposit:: MINING ENGINEERING, LA ESCONDIDA, 4/92, P.310.
  • Deposit:: LOWELL, J. DAVID, THE LA ESCONDIDA EXPLORATION PROJECT,
  • Deposit:: PAPER PRESENTED AT PACIFIC RIM 90 CONGRESS, P.263-274.
  • Deposit:: OJEDA F., J. M., GEOLOGY OF THE ESCONDIDA PORPHYRY COPPER
  • Deposit:: DEPOSIT, II REGION, CHILE, PAPER PRESENTED AT THE PACIFIC
  • Deposit:: RIM 90 CONGRESS, P.473-483.
  • Deposit:: MINERIA CHILENA, MINERA ESCONDIDA ANALIZA SU PROYECTO DE
  • Deposit:: EXPANSION, 2/93, NO.140, P.7,9,11.
  • Deposit:: MINERIA CHILENA, ESCONDIDA PREPARA EXPANSION A LAS 400 MIL
  • Deposit:: TONELADAS/ANO, 2/93, NO. 140, P.15,17.
  • Deposit:: MINERIA CHILENA, PROCESO DE LIXIVIACION AMONIACAL DE
  • Deposit:: ESCONDIDA, 2/93, NO. 140, P.19,21.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, ESCONDID* EXPANSION PROJECT
  • Deposit:: TO GO AHEAD, 7/9/93, VOL 12, NO 11, P.1.
  • Deposit:: MINING RECORD, ESCONDIDA IS WORL* SECOND LARGEST COPPER
  • Deposit:: PROJECT, 8/25/93, P.23.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, ESCONDIDA SEES RESERVES
  • Deposit:: DOUBLING, 9/10/93, P.6.
  • Deposit:: MINING RECORD, BHP BUILDING COPPER CATHODE PLANT AT
  • Deposit:: ESCONDIDA, 9/15/93, P.16.
  • Deposit:: SOUTHWEST PAY DIRT, HOW BIG CAN ESCONDIDA COPPER MINE GET?,
  • Deposit:: 5/94, P.5B.
  • Deposit:: AUSTRALI* MINING MONTHLY, 8/94, P.23,25,26.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/15/94, P.1.
  • Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 8/1/94, P.8.
  • Deposit:: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8/2/94, P.2.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 8/5/94, P.91.
  • Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 8/13/94, P.5.
  • Deposit:: MINING RECORD, 8/17/94, P.
  • Deposit:: SKILLINGS, 8/20/94, P.17.
  • Deposit:: AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8/25/94, P.8.
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 9/94, P.168.
  • Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 9/2/94, P.165.
  • Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 9/5/94, P.5.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 9/16/94, P.5.
  • Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 11/28/94, P.3.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 13/N 19, 11/30/94, P.7.
  • Deposit:: MINERIA CHILENA, ESCONDIDA, V 13/N 162, 12/94, P.5-43,61,63.
  • Deposit:: METALS WEEK, 12/12/94, P.4.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 13/N 20, 12/16/94, P.4.
  • Deposit:: METALS WEEK, V 66/N 3, 1/16/95, P.10.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 2/8/95, P.4,5.
  • Deposit:: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V 196/N 3, 3 95, P.29.
  • Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, #669, 3/95, P.9B.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 5, 4/10/95, P.5-7.
  • Deposit:: MINING RECORD, V 106/N 28, 7/12/95, P.6.
  • Deposit:: SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 6/95, P.11B.
  • Deposit:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 11, 7/14/95, P.3.
  • Reserve-Resource:: SKILLINGS, DAVID N., MINERA ESCONDIDA TO PROCEED WITH
  • Reserve-Resource:: WORL* LARGEST COPPER DEVELOPMENT, SKILLING*MINING
  • Reserve-Resource:: REVIEW, 5/14/88, P. 4 - 7.
  • Reserve-Resource:: MINERAL FOR EXPORT; LA ESCONDIDA WILL PRODUCE COPPER IN 91,
  • Reserve-Resource:: NO. 5, 6/89, P. 16 - 20.
  • Reserve-Resource:: E&MJ, 10/91, P. 29 - 31.
  • Reserve-Resource:: RTZ CORP., 1991 20F, P. 11.
  • Reserve-Resource:: RTZ CORP., 1992 20F, P.12,13.
  • Reserve-Resource:: RTZ CORP., 1993 20F, P.10
  • Reserve-Resource:: LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/29/94, P.4,5.
  • Reserve-Resource:: FITZGERALD, BARRY, BH* AMBITIOUS GROWTH PROMISE,
  • Reserve-Resource:: AUSTRALIAN MINING, 9/94, P.22,23.
  • Reserve-Resource:: RTZ CORP., 1994 20F, P.13.
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