Carmen de Andacollo

Carmen de Andacollo
Location
Carmen de Andacollo
Coquimbo Region
CountryChile
Coordinates30°15′0.65″S 71°5′38.23″W / 30.2501806°S 71.0939528°W / -30.2501806; -71.0939528
Production
ProductsCopper
Owner
CompanyTeck Resources (90%)
ENAMI (10%)

Carmen de Andacollo is an open-pit copper mine in northern Chile next to the town of Andacollo and about 40 km southeast of the port city of Coquimbo. Teck Resources owns 90% of the mine while state-owned ENAMI owns the rest.[1] The mine opened in 1996.[1] In 2023 it produced 39,600 metric tons of copper concentrate.[1] The ore mined belongs to the hypogene zone of the orebody.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carmen de Andacollo". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-09.
  2. ^ "About Carmen de Andacollo". Teck.com. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
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