Mina Cerro Amarillo
MineCobrePutaendo, San Felipe, ValparaísoActive
Site ID 20015045 · 8 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
5Extraction2Dumps and depositsExtraction5
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socavon Inferior | Underground mine | Activa | 1,250 m a.s.l. | -32.5463, -70.7292 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mina Cerro Amarillo | Underground mine | Eliminado | 1,284 m a.s.l. | -32.5458, -70.7300 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Rajo Antiguo | Underground mine | Abandonada | 1,324 m a.s.l. | -32.5452, -70.7305 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Socavon Intermedio | Underground mine | Inactiva | 1,284 m a.s.l. | -32.5458, -70.7300 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Socavon Superior | Underground mine | Inactiva | 1,313 m a.s.l. | -32.5453, -70.7305 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero Intermedio (P.C. Res. 1290-2014) | Waste rock dump | Inactiva | 1,212 m a.s.l. | -32.5460, -70.7301 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Superior (P.C. Res. 1290-2014) | Waste rock dump | Inactiva | 1,211 m a.s.l. | -32.5455, -70.7304 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polvorin Subterráneo (P.C. Res. 1290-2014) | Explosives magazine | Activa | 1,315 m a.s.l. | -32.5451, -70.7304 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Status changes
8 installations changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Mina cerro amarillo· Mina subterraneaAbandonada → Irregular operativa → Activa → EliminadoSERNAGEOMIN
- Botadero superior (p.c. res. 1290-2014)· Depósito rmm - estérilesIrregular operativa → Activa → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Botadero intermedio (p.c. res. 1290-2014)· Depósito rmm - estérilesIrregular operativa → Activa → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Polvorin subterráneo (p.c. res. 1290-2014)· PolvorinIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Rajo antiguo· Mina subterraneaIrregular operativa → Activa → AbandonadaSERNAGEOMIN
- Socavon inferior· Mina subterraneaIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Socavon intermedio· Mina subterraneaIrregular operativa → Activa → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Socavon superior· Mina subterraneaIrregular operativa → Activa → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
Source: SERNAGEOMIN, copies of the register of installations of 8 April, 8 September and 26 November 2025, compared with today's register. Referential: a change in the register does not always match the date of the event.
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
La Amarilla· Au, Zn, Ag (Cu)· 0.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Epitermal de Intermedia Sulfuración
Sin Nombre· Cu· 1.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Santa Emiliana· Au, Pb· 1.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 500000 t · 1994
El Caletón· Cu, Ag· 2.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
Sin Nombre· Cu, Ag· 2.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
California· Cu· 2.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
La Chilena· Cu· 2.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Bronceada· Cu· 2.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Grupo Bornita· Cu· 3.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Ñipita· Cu· 3.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Las Minillas· Au· 3.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined · Placer
Veta del Agua· Cu· 3.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
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.