Antofagasta
Plant

Chuquicamata

Antofagasta, Chile
CopperSilverMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsAntlerite, Atacamite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Enargite, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Limonite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Quartz, Silver, Sphalerite, Tennantite, Tetrahedrite
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1915
Discovery year1560
Identification
Deposit ID10182609
MRDS IDW029791
Alternate namesMina Sur, Exotica, Ripo Leach, Chuquicamata SurChuqui, Marina, Enchufe, Alicia Victoria, Tulipan, La Fiesta
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-22.29725, -68.89481
References
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