Mina Las Guias
MineCobreSan Esteban, Los Andes, ValparaísoActive
Site ID 20327591 · 10 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction2Dumps and deposits1ExplorationExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Las Guias | Underground mine | Activa | 1,660 m a.s.l. | -32.6738, -70.5635 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero | Waste rock dump | Activa | 1,662 m a.s.l. | -32.6728, -70.5626 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Piscina Decantación | Waste rock dump | Activa | 1,660 m a.s.l. | -32.6731, -70.5627 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Exploration1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Guias | Surface exploration | Activa | 1,680 m a.s.l. | -32.6733, -70.5638 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support6
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodega | Warehouse | Activa | 1,661 m a.s.l. | -32.6769, -70.5652 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Barrera | Camp | Activa | 1,710 m a.s.l. | -32.6641, -70.5436 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Campamento | Camp | Activa | 1,661 m a.s.l. | -32.6735, -70.5632 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Residuos | Camp | Activa | 1,662 m a.s.l. | -32.6750, -70.5628 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 1,663 m a.s.l. | -32.6724, -70.5635 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Combustible | Fuel station | Activa | 1,660 m a.s.l. | -32.6739, -70.5651 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Status changes
9 installations changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Mina las guias· Mina subterraneaIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Barrera· CampamentoIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Bodega· BodegaIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Botadero· Depósito rmm - estérilesIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Campamento· CampamentoIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Combustible· Surtidor de combustibleIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Piscina decantación· Depósito rmm - estérilesIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Polvorin· PolvorinIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Residuos· CampamentoIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
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.
Las Guías· Cu· 0 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Pirámide II· Cu, Ag, Au· 0.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
La Bárbara· Cu· 2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
- Reserve: 1125000 t · 1,5 % a 3,5% Cu soluble · 2016
Diablo· Cu· 2.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Farellones· Cu· 3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 2000 t · 3.24% Cu T ; 2.96 % Cu sol; 6 g/t Ag · 1991
- Resource: Inferido: 10000 t · 1991
- Reserve: 2000 t ms · 2,96 % Cu s · 1992
- Reserve: 60.000 t Cu soluble · 1990
Quebrada El Arpa· Au· 3.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined · Placer
Santa Filomena· Cu· 4.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Las Mostazas· Au· 4.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Zara· Cu· 5.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 2000 t · 1994
- Reserve: 67500 t total · 1 al 3% de Cu · 2015
El Bolaco· Cu· 6.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
La Andina· Caliza· 6.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 75,86 % CaCO3 (Manto Superior) · 1998
- Reserve: Probadas: 85,52% CaCO3 (Manto inferior) · 1998
Sin Nombre· Cu· 7.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
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.