Los Bronces is an open-pit copper and molybdenum mine. The extracted ore is crushed and transported via a 56-kilometer pipeline to the Las Tórtolas flotation plant, where copper and molybdenum are produced in concentrates. The mine also produces copper cathodes.
Links
- https://chile.angloamerican.com/es-es/acerca-de-nosotros/nuestras-operaciones-en-chile/los-bronces
- https://goo.gl/maps/Mh7RBwEW6KiRGjFS9
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-8886.html
Notes
Owner: Anglo American 50.1%, Mitsubishi Corp. 20.4%, Codelco 20%, Mitsui 9.5%
Operating since 1925
Workforce: 5,300
Production:
- Copper concentrate: 145 ktpa
- Copper cathode: 27 ktpa
Projects:
- Synergies with Andina
Köppen climate type: ET - tundra
Media
- Jun-26: Anglo American, Codelco to add 2.7Mt copper with no new mine (checked 25-Jun-26)
- Mar-26: Codelco and Anglo American get competition sign off for Andina-Los Bronces joint mining plan (checked 1-Apr-26)
Created Sep-25; updated Feb-26, Apr-26, Jun-26