Quebrada Blanca
The Quebrada Blanca mine is located in northern Chile approximately 240 kilometres southeast of the City of Iquique and 1,500 kilmetres north of Santiago. The mine is located at an elevation of 4,400 metres. Mine personnel live in a camp facility and the majority commute from large population centres, including Iquique and Santiago.
We own 76.5% of Quebrada Blanca. Our partners are Inversiones Mineras S.A. (“IMSA”) 13.5% and Empresa Nacional de Minera (“ENAMI”) 10%.
The operation mines ore from an open pit and leaches the ore to produce copper cathodes via a SX-EW process. Copper cathode is trucked to Iquique for shipment to purchasers.
Last updated: March 2010