Collahuasi mine

Collahuasi mine
Location
Atacama Region
Country Chile
Production
Products Copper

The Collahuasi mine is a large copper mine located at high altitude in the north of Chile in the Atacama Region. Collahuasi represents one of the largest copper reserves in Chile and in the world having estimated reserves of 3.93 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.66% copper.[1]

FCAB ore train crossing the Ascotán salt flat at the mine

References

  1. "Copper mines". angloamerican.com. 2011. Retrieved 2013-07-06.

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