an open pit operation, which leaches the ore to produce copper cathodes via processing in an SX-EW plant. Copper cathode is trucked to Iquique for shipment to purchasers. Mine personnel live in a camp facility, and the majority commute from large population centres, including Iquique, Arica and Santiago. Cathode production is currently anticipated to continue until mid-2019, though at reduced production rates as Quebrada Blanca’s supergene deposit is exhausted, and will be dependent on copper prices and cost reduction efforts.
Links
- https://www.teck.com/operations/chile/operations/quebrada-blanca/
- https://consejominero.cl/nosotros/mapa-minero/quebrada-blanca/
- https://goo.gl/maps/N6U2SQNzrvsRSFwu8
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-188053.html
Notes
Ownership: Teck 60%, Sumitomo 30%, Codelco 10%
Production: 300 ktpa
Köppen climate type: ET - Tundra
Media
- Dec-25: Chilean regulator, workers flagged risk at Teck’s Quebrada Blanca dam (checked 11-Dec-25)
- Oct-25: Teck completes operations review – QB TSF continues to be a constraint (checked 8-Oct-25)
- Sep-25:
- Teck undertaking major overhaul at QB2 mine in Chile after years of struggles (checked 3-Sep-25)
- teck looks to accelerate sand drainage times at QB tailings facility (checked 5-Sep-25)
Created Sep-25; updated Oct-25, Dec-25, Feb-26