Also known as Filo del Sol, Josemaria
A 50/50% joint-venture between Lundin Mining and BHP in Argentina, near the Chilean border to develop one of the world's largest copper resources: the combined Filo del Sol and Josemaria deposits.
- One of the world’s largest copper, gold, and silver resources
- The largest greenfield copper discovery in the last 30 years
- High-grade: 1.14% Cu-eq for Filo del Sol and 0.73% Cu-eq for Josemaria
- 13 Mt Cu Measured and Indicated, 25 Mt Inferred
Links
- https://lundinmining.com/operations/vicuna/
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/RswkBUjnpkrGe2jw6
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/1y61oPFnMrRBnwBS6
Notes
Owner/operator: 50/50% joint-venture between Lundin Mining and BHP
Commodities: Cu, Ag, Au
Planned facilities: open pit mine, SX-EW
Remote location, 140 km SSE of Copiapo; nearest settlement is Guañizuil
Media
- Jun-26: Argentina approves $9.7B Vicuna mine development for tax break scheme (checked 1-Jul-26)
- Apr-26: Argentina court lifts suspension on Vicuna copper project (checked 5-May-26)
- Sep-25: BHP, Lundin Mining bet $400M on Argentina copper hub (checked 18-Sep-25)
- Aug-25: BHP, Lundin JV extends useful life of Argentina copper mine (checked 12-Aug-25)
- May-25:
- BHP and Lundin's Argentina copper projects target 2030 start (checked 22-May-2025)
- Lundin/BHP’s first Filo copper resource ranks Chile project among world’s largest (checked 14-May-2025)
Created May-25; updated Sep-25, May-26, Jul-26