Antamina mine
The Antamina mine in the Andes Mountains of Peru is one of the largest copper/zinc mines in the world. It is an open pit mine which had an estimated life of mine at 15 years. It also produced molybdenum. It produced 390,800 tons of copper concentrate in 2006, 461,000 tons [1] in 2013. The total capital expenditure of the mine by 2013 was US$2.3 billion. İt is located at an altitude of 4,300 meters above sea level.[2]
Antamina mine - credit: Mike Conlan https://web.archive.org/web/20170306050015/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16461235
The mine is expected to have its stockpiles depleted by 2022 and is thus scheduled to cease production by 2019.[1] Klohn Crippen Berger (KCB) is in charge of the preparation for the Closure Plan.[3]
See also
- Antamina Tailings Dam
- Zinc mining
- List of mines in Peru
- Copper mining
References
- "Antamina Copper Mine, Peru". Digiscend. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- "Antamina Copper-Zinc Mine".
- "Closure Plan". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
External links
- Crabtree, John (2002). Peru. Oxfam Professional. p. 35. ISBN 978-0855984823.
- Gurmendi, Alfredo C. (August 2006). "The Mineral Industry of Peru" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey 2006 Minerals Yearbook: 15.4. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- "Peru's Antamina to produce 450,000 tons of copper in 2013 -CEO". Reuters. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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