Salares Norte
Mine with plantOroDiego de Almagro, Chañaral, AtacamaActive
Site ID 94970 · 11 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction1Process plants1Tailings2Dumps and deposits1ExplorationExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajo Salares Norte | Open-pit mine | Activa | 4,362 m a.s.l. | -26.0118, -68.8941 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta de Procesos | Concentrator | Proyectada | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -26.0276, -68.8688 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Tailings1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depósito Relaves Filtrados | Filtered tailings deposit | Proyectada | 4,362 m a.s.l. | -26.0173, -68.8781 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero Norte | Waste rock dump | Activa | 4,362 m a.s.l. | -26.0046, -68.8801 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Sur | Waste rock dump | Activa | 4,362 m a.s.l. | -26.0154, -68.8741 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Exploration1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exploraciones Salares Norte | Surface exploration | Irregular operativa | 3,700 m a.s.l. | -26.0016, -68.8819 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support5
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigada de Emergencia | Administration and offices | Activa | 4,488 m a.s.l. | -26.0214, -68.8913 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Adminstración y SSGG | Camp | Activa | 3,901 m a.s.l. | -26.0795, -68.9798 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin Mina | Explosives magazine | Activa | 4,546 m a.s.l. | -26.0164, -68.9014 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Instalaciones Rentamaq | Workshops | Activa | 4,539 m a.s.l. | -26.0167, -68.9002 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller Truck Shop | Workshops | Activa | 4,237 m a.s.l. | -26.0198, -68.8974 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
Salares Norte· Au, Ag· 1.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · In exploration · Epitermal de Alta Sulfuración
Infieles· Azufre· 6.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Tres Puntas· Azufre· 10.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Inferido: 1000000 tpm · 30 % S · 1987
Magnetita de Pedernales· Fe· 13.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · In exploration
El Perro· Au, Fe· 14.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · In exploration
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.