Los Pelambres

19993.9 km longCopper

CountryChile

RegionCoquimbo

Year Opened1999

Size/Depth3.9 km long

MineralCopper

About Los Pelambres

A giant open-pit copper mine high in the Andes. First production came in 1999. Ore travels by pipeline to a port on the coast. Located near glaciers, the mine runs careful ice monitoring programs. Produces several hundred thousand tonnes of copper per year. Workers commute from the coast over a high mountain pass.

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