Coquimbo
Plant

Andacollo Copper

Coquimbo, Chile
CopperSilverMolybdenumGold
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Molybdenum, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBiotite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Feldspar, Gold, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1996
Identification
Deposit ID10231318
MRDS IDD000515
Alternate namesAndacollo
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-30.24416, -71.10124
References
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