Antofagasta
Plant

(Facility) Chuquicamata Copper Refinery

Antofagasta, Chile
CopperSilverGoldSulfurSulfuric Acid
⌖ Show on mapUSGS source ↗
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Commodity typeB
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1986
Identification
Deposit ID10279404
Alternate namesChiquicamata Refinery
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-22.31255, -68.94781
References
PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC., THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONALCOPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - CHUQUICAMATA,CHILE. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007, APRIL 1991; FOR INF.,CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER, CO.