Escondida
MineCobreChañaral, AtacamaActive
Site ID 20392553 · 5 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
2Extraction1Dumps and depositsExtraction2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrada Faena Minera | Underground mine | Activa | 1,540 m a.s.l. | -26.6417, -70.1297 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Escondida | Underground mine | Activa | 1,597 m a.s.l. | -26.6451, -70.1330 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero | Waste rock dump | Activa | 1,545 m a.s.l. | -26.6414, -70.1300 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campamento | Camp | Activa | 1,515 m a.s.l. | -26.6468, -70.1320 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 1,584 m a.s.l. | -26.6426, -70.1312 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
San Manuel II· Fe, Cu· 2.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
San Manuel Sur· Fe, Au, Cu· 3.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
San Manuel· Cu, Fe, Au· 3.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Rodados Negros· Fe· 4.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Don Lalo· Fe, Cu, Au· 5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Grenet· Baritina· 5.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 4900 t · 1979
Granet· Ag, Cu· 6.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Palmira· Cu, Fe· 6.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Palmira Este· Cu, Fe, Au· 7.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
San Juan· Fe, Cu· 7.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Tres M· Cu, Au· 7.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Los Juanitos· Cu, Au· 7.9 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.