El Abra mine

Antofagasta Region, Chile

The El Abra mine is a large copper mine located in northern Chile in the El Loa province. It is operated by American mining company Freeport-McMoRan, who owns a 51% stake in the mine, with the remainder owned by the Chilean state-owned Codelco. It is legally constitued as a Sociedad Contractual Minera (SCM). The mine's annual produce lies since 2016 in the range of 70 to 100 kMT copper fines. Previously, from 2005 to 2015 the annual produce was in the range of 120 to 220 kMT copper fines. El Abra was in 2025 Chile's 17th most productive copper mine. As of 2026 the mine declares to run fully on renewable energy.

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