Location | |
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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]
Geologically the ore deposit of Mantos Blancos is stratabound copper and is thus similar to the deposits of Michilla, El Soldado and Lo Aguirre. [5]