| Location | |
|---|---|
  Collahuasi mine | |
| Region | Tarapacá Region |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 20°59′29.19″S 68°38′19″W / 20.9914417°S 68.63861°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper Molybdenum |
| Owner | |
| Company | Anglo American plc (44%) Glencore (44%) Mitsui & Co. (12%) |
The Collahuasi mine is a large copper mine located at high altitude in the north of Chile in the Tarapaca 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]
The mine produced 560,000 tonnes of copper in 2018, making it one of the world's largest copper mines.[2]
FCAB ore train crossing the Ascotán salt flat at the mine
References
- ↑ "Copper mines". angloamerican.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ↑ "Chile's Collahuasi copper mine expects to match 2018 record output this year – CEO". MINING.COM. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
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