a sulphide deposit in Chile’s Coquimbo Region, 240 km north of Santiago. It produces copper concentrate (containing gold and silver) and molybdenum concentrate through a milling and flotation process.
Links
- https://www.antofagasta.co.uk/our-business/mining-division/los-pelambres/
- https://goo.gl/maps/x9h1FMVTDnHm8gQF8
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-122228.html
Notes
Owner: Antofagasta Plc (60%), Nippon Mining (25%), Mitsubishi Materials (15%)
Start operations: 1992
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Copper production: 400 ktpa
Products: copper concentrate, molybdenum concentrate, Ag, Au
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Recipient of The Copper Mark
Köppen-Geiger climate zone: ET: Tundra
Media
- Oct-25: Supervisors at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine accept contract deal (checked Oct-25)
- Sep-25: Union rejects contract offer at Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres mine in Chile (checked 6-Oct-25)
- Jun-25: Antofagasta celebrates Pelambres 25th; while Nueva Centinela presses on (checked 30-Jun-25)
Created: Jun-25; updated Oct-25,