Mantos Blancos
  Mantos Blancos mine  Mantos Blancos mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Antofagasta Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Owner | |
| Company | Capstone Copper[1] |
The Mantos Blancos is a copper mine located in northern Chile in Antofagasta Region. It lies about 45 km northeast of the port city of Antofagasta.[2] Mantos Blancos represents one of the largest copper reserves in Chile and in the world having estimated reserves of 500 million tonnes of ore grading 1% copper.[3]
The mine is owned by Capstone Copper, a company based in Vancouver that also owns nearby Mantoverde mine.[4] Previously, the mine was fully owned by Anglo American plc.[5]
Geologically the ore deposit of Mantos Blancos is stratabound copper and is thus similar to the deposits of Michilla, El Soldado and Lo Aguirre.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Capstone Copper entrega sus resultados correspondientes al primer trimestre 2025". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Mantos Copper S.A. Guia minera
- ^ "Iron oxide deposits in the world" (PDF). ethesis.helsinki.fi. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2013-07-04.
- ^ "Capstone Copper entrega sus resultados correspondientes al primer trimestre 2025". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 2025-05-02. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
- ^ Chilean Copper Commission (2009). Propietarios Mineras Chile (PDF) (Report). Ciper. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
- ^ Saric, Nicolas; Kreft, Carlos; Huete, Carlos (2003). "Geología del yacimiento Lo Aguirre, Chile" [Geology of Lo Aguirre copper deposit, Chile]. Andean Geology (in Spanish). 30 (2): 317–331. doi:10.4067/S0716-02082003000200010.