Ministro Hales
Mine with plantCobreCalama, El Loa, AntofagastaActive
Site ID 1535828 · 24 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction11Process plants3Smelting and refining3Dumps and deposits2Water1Ports and transportExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Rajo Abierto | Open-pit mine | Paralización por medida provisional | 2,443 m a.s.l. | -22.3714, -68.9101 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants11
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilas de Lixiviación Óxido | Leaching | Activa | 2,424 m a.s.l. | -22.3764, -68.9019 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Primario | Crushing plant | Activa | 2,415 m a.s.l. | -22.3680, -68.9075 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Pebbles | Crushing plant | Activa | 2,642 m a.s.l. | -22.3473, -68.8890 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Espesadores y Filtros | Concentrator | Activa | 2,508 m a.s.l. | -22.3498, -68.8872 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Flotación | Concentrator | Activa | 2,532 m a.s.l. | -22.3485, -68.8899 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Relave | Concentrator | Activa | 2,474 m a.s.l. | -22.3500, -68.5972 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Tostación | Concentrator | Activa | 2,511 m a.s.l. | -22.3513, -68.8895 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Reactivos y Cal | Conversion plant | Activa | 2,600 m a.s.l. | -22.3478, -68.8887 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Domo Almacenamiento Concentrado | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 2,508 m a.s.l. | -22.3479, -68.8875 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Molienda | Grinding plant | Activa | 2,640 m a.s.l. | -22.3481, -68.8909 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Remolienda | Grinding plant | Activa | 2,525 m a.s.l. | -22.3493, -68.8897 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Smelting and refining3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta de Ácido Sulfúrico | Acid plant | Activa | 2,519 m a.s.l. | -22.3471, -68.8868 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Limpieza de Gases | Acid plant | Activa | 2,520 m a.s.l. | -22.3463, -68.8860 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Terminal Ácido Sulfúrico | Acid plant | Activa | 2,500 m a.s.l. | -22.3476, -68.8841 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acopio Minerales | Waste rock dump | Activa | 2,346 m a.s.l. | -22.3859, -68.8969 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero | Waste rock dump | Activa | 2,443 m a.s.l. | -22.3988, -68.8954 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Depósitos | Waste rock dump | Eliminado | 2,389 m a.s.l. | -22.3928, -68.9000 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Water2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta de Efluentes | Reverse osmosis plant | Activa | 2,512 m a.s.l. | -22.3455, -68.8855 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Osmosis | Reverse osmosis plant | Activa | 2,574 m a.s.l. | -22.3454, -68.8868 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Ports and transport1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Despacho de Calcina | Shipping warehouse | Activa | 2,510 m a.s.l. | -22.3470, -68.8853 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administración | Administration and offices | Activa | 2,470 m a.s.l. | -22.3625, -68.9051 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 2,377 m a.s.l. | -22.3897, -68.9228 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención Mina | Workshops | Activa | 2,336 m a.s.l. | -22.4044, -68.9161 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
Ministro Hales· Cu, Ag· 1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · Mined · Pórfido de Cu
- Resource: Inferido: 823 Mt · 1.04% Cu
Mina Sur_ Exótica· Cu· 4.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · Mined · Exótico de Cu
- Resource: Medido: 3242770 t · 1,72 % Cu total
- Resource: 266 Mt · 1.24% Cu
- Reserve: Probadas: 2941797 t · 1,86 % Cu total · 1971
- Reserve: Probables: 180494332 t · 1,86 % Cu total · 1971
Sin Nombre· Áridos· 6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: Mayor que 2000000 t · 1998
Miranda· Cu· 6.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · In exploration · Pórfido de Cu
Toki· Cu, Mo· 6.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · In exploration · Pórfido de Cu-Mo
Chuquicamata· Cu, Mo, Ag (Au)· 7.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Very large · Mined · Pórfido de Cu-Mo
- Resource: 6298 Mt · 0.62% Cu
- Reserve: Probadas: 793484056 t · A los 100m 1,5 % Cu soluble, a los 500m 1,7 % Cu soluble, bajo los 500m 1 % Cu soluble. CODELCO, 1971
Tres amigos· Cu· 8.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 200000 t · 1967
Las Mercedes· Cu· 8.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Cerro Piedra Grande· Cu· 9.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Andacollo· Au, Ag, Cu· 9.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 19 g/t Au ; 335 g/t Ag ; 1,3 % Cu · 1983
Cuesta de Montecristo· Arcilla Común· 9.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · In exploration
- Reserve: Probadas: 500000 t · 1997
Alicia Victoria· Cu· 10 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 17500 t ; 11200 t · 2 % Cu soluble ; 4 % Cu soluble
Source: SERNAGEOMIN, national deposit database (SIA Yacimientos). Referential: the distance is between points and does not say who owns each deposit. Every deposit in the country is on Deposits.