Mina Rafaela
MineCobreCabildo, Petorca, ValparaísoActive
Site ID 52000 · 7 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
3Extraction1Dumps and depositsExtraction3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Rafaela Sector Óxidos | Open-pit mine | Activa | 835 m a.s.l. | -32.5005, -71.0712 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mina Rafaela/Subterránea | Underground mine | Activa | 729 m a.s.l. | -32.5019, -71.0724 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Sulfuros Mina Rafaela | Underground mine | Irregular operativa | 728 m a.s.l. | -32.5015, -71.0727 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Rafaela/Botadero de Esteril | Waste rock dump | Activa | 728 m a.s.l. | -32.5015, -71.0730 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campamento | Camp | Activa | 721 m a.s.l. | -32.5015, -71.0730 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mina Rafaela/Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 780 m a.s.l. | -32.5047, -71.0744 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller Equipos Menores Interior Mina | Workshops | Activa | 722 m a.s.l. | -32.5020, -71.0724 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Status changes
1 installation changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Sulfuros mina rafaela· Mina subterraneaEn revision de proyecto → Irregular operativaSERNAGEOMIN
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.
Rafaela· Cu· 0.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small
- Resource: Medido: 375007 t · 2,1 % Cu · 2011
- Resource: Indicado: 438750 t · 1,8 % Cu · 2011
- Resource: Inferido: 877500 t · 1,6 % Cu · 2011
Chancleta· Cu· 0.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Lager· Cu, Ag, Au· 0.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
Carmen-Margarita· Cu· 0.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
- Resource: 1.39 Mt · 1.82% Cu · Mayo, 2016
- Resource: Medido: 370000 t · 2,02 % Cu total · 2015
- Resource: Indicado: 770000 t · 1,76 % Cu total · 2015
Margarita· Cu· 1.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Peumo· Cu· 1.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
- Resource: Medido: 185004 t ; 2450 t fino · 1,32 % Cu total · 2015
- Resource: Inferido: 215856 t ; 3381 t fino · 1.57 % Cu total · 2015
- Resource: Indicado: 983157 t ; 12222 t fino · 1,24 % Cu total · 2015
Mina Rusa· Cu· 1.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Cachapoal· Cu, Ag· 2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
- Resource: 140.000 t · 1,6 % Cu y 50 g/t Ag
Torre· Cu, Ag· 3.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
Cateo Adobones· Cu· 3.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
Retaguardia· Cu, Ag· 3.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
Fragua· Cu· 4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined · Skarn de Cu
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.