El Abra mine

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El Abra mine
Location
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El Abra mine
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El Abra mine
Province El Loa
Country Chile
Coordinates 21°55′14″S68°50′00″W / 21.9205°S 68.8333°W / -21.9205; -68.8333
Production
Products Copper
Molybdenum
Gold
Silver
Production147,200 tonnes of copper
Financial year2015
Owner
Company Freeport-McMoRan (51%)
Codelco (49%)

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] The mine holds the The Copper Mark environmental certificate. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "South America Locations - Chile". Freeport McMoRan Website.
  2. ↑ "Freeport's Chile-based El Abra mine, union seal wage agreement". Reuters. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "The role of the Copper Mark in responsible mining". Bnamericas. 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
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