Mine to continue operations for decades

By Staff reporter / August 14, 2019 / www.mining-journal.com / Article Link

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The US$5.5 billion project will extend the life of the 100-year old mine for many decades and see it produce 140,000 tonnes of copper a year following a seven-year transition from openpit operations.

"Chuquicamata is not just another project, it is unique. Its complexity and magnitude have no equal in the Chilean market; there has never been a project with this scope," said VP projects Gerhard Von Borries.

Quality emerges at Galan's blue-chip lithium address

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Having taken 15 years since the first engineering works were completed, Chuqui underground has seen the development of three levels underneath the openpit to a depth of 989m below the pit floor, with some 142km of tunnels built.

The pit is some 5km long and 3km wide, and produced 320,744t of copper in 2018.

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