Chagres smelter is located in Catemu, Valparaiso, 100 kilometers north of Santiago at 400 meters above sea level, and produced approximately 100,000 ktpa of copper anode , from the Los Bronces and El Soldado mines. It operates since 1995.
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Ownership: Anglo American 50.1%, Mitsubishi Corp. 20.4%, Codelco 20%, Mitsui 9.5%
Operated by Anglo American Sur
Workforce: 300 staff, 200 contractors (https://consejominero.cl/nosotros/mapa-minero/chagres/)
Production:
- Copper: anodes 102 ktpa (Anglo American annual report 2024)
- Sulfuric acid: 436 ktpa
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