The El Abra mine is a large copper mine located in northern Chile in the El Loa province.[1] It is operated by American mining company Freeport-McMoRan, who owns a 51% stake in the mine,[2] with the remainder owned by the Chilean state-owned Codelco.[1]
Location | |
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Province | El Loa |
Country | Chile |
Coordinates | 21°55′14″S 68°50′00″W / 21.9205°S 68.8333°W |
Production | |
Products | Copper Molybdenum Gold Silver |
Production | 147,200 tonnes of copper |
Financial year | 2015 |
Owner | |
Company | Freeport-McMoRan (51%) Codelco (49%) |
References
edit- ^ a b "South America Locations - Chile". Freeport McMoRan Website.
- ^ "Freeport's Chile-based El Abra mine, union seal wage agreement". Reuters. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.