Antofagasta
Plant

Escondida

Antofagasta, Chile
CopperSilverMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1991
Discovery year1981
Identification
Deposit ID10158080
MRDS IDTC06155
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-24.25581, -69.07031
References
MINERALS AND MATERIALS, APRIL/MAY 1987, P. 31.MINE DEVELOPMENT BI MONTHLY 8/31/87, P.8.MINERAL ALERT, 3/11/88, P. 3.MINING JOURNAL, 3/25/88, P. 241.MINING JOURNAL, 3/18/88, P. 221.MINING MONTHLY, 3/88, P. 10.SKILLINGS', 4/2/88, P. 3.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/88, P.16.PAY DIRT, 3/88, P. 58.MINING MAGAZINE, 5/88, P. 372.CHILE ECON. REPORT, 2/88, P. 5.MINING JOURNAL, 2/19/88, P. 142.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 5/88,PAY DIRT, 5/88, P. 9B.MINING JOURNAL, 2/5/88, P. 89.SKILLING'S, 2/27/88, P. 17.MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, 5/88, P. 7.INTERNATIONAL MINERALS, 7/88, P. 80.MINING JOURNAL, 7/8/88, P. 25.MINING JOURNAL, 7/29/88, P. 73-75.MINING JOURNAL, 7/15/88, P. 38, 44.BRAZIL MINERALS FOR EXPORT, 7/88, P. 73.MINING JOURNAL, 9/23/88, P. 235.SKILLING'S, 9/3/88, P. 18.MINING MONTHLY, 8/88, P. 5.LAML, VOL. 7, NO. 13, 7/15/88, P. 8.SKILLING'S, 8/6/88, P. 3.MINING MAGAZINE, 9/88, P. 150.MINING JOURNAL, 10/14/88, P. 297.MINING JOURNAL, 9/9/88, P. 214, 215.CHILE ECONOMIC REPORT, 3/88, P. 4, 5.LAML, 8/15/88, VOL. 7, NO. 15, P. 2, 3.E&MJ; FINANCING SET FOR ESCONDIDA COPPER DEVELOPMENT,9/88, P. 13.WORLD MINING EQUIPMENT, JULY/AUG. 1988, P. 50, 51.E&MJ; CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT THE LA ESCONDIDA COPPERDEPOSIT, 10/88, P. 13.E&MJ; KOMATSU DRESSER WILL SUPPLY TRUCKS FOR ESCONDIDA,11/88, P. 640.DEPARTMENT OF STATE TELEGRAM # 181414Z, JAN. 1990.MINING JOURNAL, 7/15/88, P.44.MINING JOURNAL, 7/29/88, P.73,74.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, ESCONDIDA NO LONGERCONCEALED, 11/90, P.11.MINING JOURNAL, ESCONDIDA ON TARGET, 11/16/90, P.370.BREWIS, TONY, ESCONDIDA, MINING MAGAZINE, 9/90, P.173-180.DEPARTMENT OF STATE, TELEGRAM, 1/91, NO.SHB0227, 8PP.MILLBANK, PAUL, ESCONDIDA DELIVERS ITS HIDDEN WEALTH, METALBULLETIN MONTHLY, 2/91, P.72-73.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 10 YEAR HISTORY- A HISTORYOF PATIENCE REWARDED, 6/91, P.11.MINING ENGINEERING, 6/91, P.586.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, LA ESCONDIDA, 10/91, P.29-31FRASCA, TIM, ESCONDIDA EYES NEW ORE PROCESS FOR COPPERPLANT, AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 2/28/92, P.1,7.METALS WEEK, 3/2/92, P.8.SOUTHWEST PAY DIRT, 3/92, P.3A.SKILLINGS', 3/7/92, P.5.MINING ENGINEERING, LA ESCONDIDA, 4/92, P.310.LOWELL, J. DAVID, THE LA ESCONDIDA EXPLORATION PROJECT,PAPER PRESENTED AT PACIFIC RIM 90 CONGRESS, P.263-274.OJEDA F., J. M., GEOLOGY OF THE ESCONDIDA PORPHYRY COPPERDEPOSIT, II REGION, CHILE, PAPER PRESENTED AT THE PACIFICRIM 90 CONGRESS, P.473-483.MINERIA CHILENA, MINERA ESCONDIDA ANALIZA SU PROYECTO DEEXPANSION, 2/93, NO.140, P.7,9,11.MINERIA CHILENA, ESCONDIDA PREPARA EXPANSION A LAS 400 MILTONELADAS/ANO, 2/93, NO. 140, P.15,17.MINERIA CHILENA, PROCESO DE LIXIVIACION AMONIACAL DEESCONDIDA, 2/93, NO. 140, P.19,21.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, ESCONDIDA'S EXPANSION PROJECTTO GO AHEAD, 7/9/93, VOL 12, NO 11, P.1.MINING RECORD, ESCONDIDA IS WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST COPPERPROJECT, 8/25/93, P.23.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, ESCONDIDA SEES RESERVESDOUBLING, 9/10/93, P.6.MINING RECORD, BHP BUILDING COPPER CATHODE PLANT ATESCONDIDA, 9/15/93, P.16.SOUTHWEST PAY DIRT, HOW BIG CAN ESCONDIDA COPPER MINE GET?,5/94, P.5B.AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, 8/94, P.23,25,26.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/15/94, P.1.METALS WEEK, 8/1/94, P.8.AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8/2/94, P.2.MINING JOURNAL, 8/5/94, P.91.SKILLINGS', 8/13/94, P.5.MINING RECORD, 8/17/94, P.SKILLINGS', 8/20/94, P.17.AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 8/25/94, P.8.MINING MAGAZINE, 9/94, P.168.MINING JOURNAL, 9/2/94, P.165.METALS WEEK, 9/5/94, P.5.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 9/16/94, P.5.METALS WEEK, 11/28/94, P.3.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 13/N 19, 11/30/94, P.7.MINERIA CHILENA, ESCONDIDA, V 13/N 162, 12/94, P.5-43,61,63.METALS WEEK, 12/12/94, P.4.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 13/N 20, 12/16/94, P.4.METALS WEEK, V 66/N 3, 1/16/95, P.10.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 2/8/95, P.4,5.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V 196/N 3, 3 95, P.29.SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, #669, 3/95, P.9B.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 5, 4/10/95, P.5-7.MINING RECORD, V 106/N 28, 7/12/95, P.6.SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 6/95, P.11B.LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, V 14/N 11, 7/14/95, P.3.SKILLINGS', DAVID N., MINERA ESCONDIDA TO PROCEED WITHWORLD'S LARGEST COPPER DEVELOPMENT, SKILLINGS' MININGREVIEW, 5/14/88, P. 4 - 7.MINERAL FOR EXPORT; LA ESCONDIDA WILL PRODUCE COPPER IN 91,NO. 5, 6/89, P. 16 - 20.E&MJ, 10/91, P. 29 - 31.RTZ CORP., 1991 20F, P. 11.RTZ CORP., 1992 20F, P.12,13.RTZ CORP., 1993 20F, P.10LATIN AMERICAN MINING LETTER, 7/29/94, P.4,5.FITZGERALD, BARRY, BHP'S AMBITIOUS GROWTH PROMISE,AUSTRALIAN MINING, 9/94, P.22,23.RTZ CORP., 1994 20F, P.13.