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Chile
Candelaria Complex (Candelaria Mine, Española Project, Ojos Del Salado Mine)

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16 km S from Copiapó, Chile

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Inside Ojancos Bridge Km. 9
Tierra Amarilla
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit & Underground
Commodities
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Sub-level open stoping (SLOS)
Production Start...
Mine Life24 years (as of Jan 1, 2022)
The Candelaria Copper Mining Complex (CCMC) comprises two adjacent copper operations producing copper concentrates from open pit and underground mines: Compañia Contractual Minera Candelaria (Minera Candelaria or Candelaria) and Compañia Contractual Minera Ojos del Salado (Minera Ojos del Salado or Ojos del Salado). Minera Candelaria is an open pit and underground mine providing copper ore to an onsite concentrator with a capacity of 75,000 tonnes per day. Minera Ojos del Salado comprises two underground mines, Santos and Alcaparrosa. The Santos mine provides copper ore to an on-site concentrator with a capacity of 3,700 tonnes per day and 1,400 tonnes per day to the Minera Candelaria mill, while all ore from the Alcaparrosa mine is treated at the Minera Candelaria mill.
Latest NewsLundin Mining Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results     February 22, 2023


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Sumitomo Corp. 4 % Indirect
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd 16 % Indirect
Lundin Mining Corp. 80 % Indirect
The Candelaria Copper Mining Complex is indirectly owned by Lundin Mining Corporation (80%) and Sumitomo Metals Mining Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation (collectively, Sumitomo) (20%).

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Deposit Type

  • Breccia pipe / Stockwork
  • IOCG
  • Vein / narrow vein
  • Skarn
  • Manto


Summary:

Deposit Types
The copper-gold sulphide mineralization present at the Candelaria Copper Mining Complex is generally referred to as iron oxide copper gold (IOCG). Depending on lithology and the structural setting, the polymetallic sulphide mineralization can occur as veins, hydrothermal breccias, replacement mantos, and calcic skarns (Sillitoe, 2003).

The Candelaria IOCG deposit lies within the metamorphic aureole of the Lower Cretaceous magmatic arc plutonic complex that is located within the Candelaria-Punta del Cobre district, Atacama Region, northern Chile. IOCG deposits are primarily defined by their elevated magnetite and / or hematite with elevated copper and gold contents (Sillitoe, 2003). The IOCG belt located in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile and southern Peru is part of a volcano-plutonic arc of Jurassic to Early Cretaceous age. The arc is characterized by voluminous tholeiitic to calc-alkaline plutonic complexes of gabbro to granodiorite composition and primitive, mantle-derived parentage. Major arc-parallel fault systems developed in response to extension and transtension induced by subduction roll-back at the retreating convergent margin.

Most of the sulphide mineralization at Candelaria and Ojos del Salado occurs in breccias, stockwork veinlets, and disseminations in andesite, especially where the rocks are strongly foliated. Highergrade copper mineralization is controlled by stratigraphy in mantos and by faults, trending pre ........


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
  • Sub-level open stoping (SLOS)


Summary:

Minera Candelaria consists of the Candelaria Open Pit, La Española Open Pit and the Candelaria Underground mines. Minera Ojos del Salado consists of the Santos and Alcaparrosa Underground mines. In response to a sinkhole that occurred near the Alcaparrosa mine on July 30, 2022 and a subsequent infraction notice from the Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA) alleging four environmental permit breaches and a subsequent request from SERNAGEOMIN for a temporary stoppage of the Alcaparrosa mine, mineralized material from the Alcaparrosa mine have been excluded from the LOM plan and Mineral Reserves.

The Candelaria and the Minera Ojos del Salado operations are located close to each other, resulting in shared surface infrastructure such as the concentrator and tailings dam, as well as a common management structure. The ore from the Candelaria Open Pit, Candelaria Underground is processed at the Candelaria processing plant. Ore from the Santos mine is hauled to the PAC processing plant located on the Minera Ojos del Salado property.

The open pits will operate with an overall mining rate of approximately 294,000 tonnes per day for the next 10 years. As the final Candelaria Phase 13 waste stripping is completed the overall mining rate will decline. A stockpile strategy has been developed to maximize the grade of material going to the processing facility. Direct milling ore will average 0.61% copper from Candelaria and 0.43% copper from Española. A lower grade ........


Crushing and Grinding
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Minera Candelaria Plant
Run-of-mine ore is trucked to a primary gyratory crusher. The crushed product is transported using an overland conveyor belt to a coarse ore stockpile with a total capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Semiautogenous grinding mills are followed by ball mills with crushing of the SAG mill generated pebbles. A portion of the crushed pebbles are sent to a dedicated grinding mill, with the remainder retuned to the SAG mills. The ball mills are operated in closed-circuit with hydrocyclones ahead of flotation.

Minera Ojos del Salado PAC Plant
The concentrator flowsheet comprises a closed-circuit crushing plant including a primary jaw crusher (48 by 60 inches), a secondary cone crusher (Symons 7-foot standard) and two tertiary cone crushers (Symons 7-foot short head).

The grinding circuit includes three ball mills (one Marcy 9 ft x 9 ft and two Allis-Chalmers 10.5 ft x 13 ft) operating in parallel, in closed-circuit with hydrocyclones.


Processing

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Production:

CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
Copper M lbs  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required297405
Gold koz  ......  Subscription required ^  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate. ^ Guidance / Forecast.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics202220212020201920182017
Ore tonnes mined  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required28,753 kt17,799 kt28,005 kt
Tonnes milled  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required26,287 kt27,585 kt29,435 kt
Annual processing capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required28.3 Mt
Daily milling capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required78,800 t78,800 t
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:
Open pit Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.15% copper for the Candelaria Open Pit and 0.17% copper for the Española project. Underground Mineral Resources are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.40% and 0.45% copper for the Candelaria North and South sectors and Ojos del Salado, respectively.

Mineral Reserves for open pit are reported at a cut-off grade of 0.15% copper for Candelaria and 0.17% copper for the Española Project. Underground Mineral Reserves for Candelaria are reported at cut-off of 0.44% copper. Underground Mineral Reserves for Santos are reported at cut-off of 0.51% copper.

CategoryTonnage CommodityGradeContained Metal
Proven & Probable 655,298 kt Copper 0.5 % 3,261 kt
Proven & Probable 655,298 kt Gold 0.12 g/t 2,479 koz
Proven & Probable 655,298 kt Silver 1.72 g/t 36,198 koz
Measured & Indicated 1,232,397 kt Copper 0.6 % 7,439 kt
Measured & Indicated 1,232,397 kt Gold 0.13 g/t 5,337 koz
Measured & Indicated 1,232,397 kt Silver 2.04 g/t 80,632 koz
Inferred 149,583 kt Copper 0.51 % 756 kt
Inferred 149,583 kt Gold 0.1 g/t 485 koz
Inferred 149,583 kt Silver 1.16 g/t 5,570 koz

Commodity Production Costs:

CommodityUnits2023202220212020201920182017
Credits (by-product) Copper USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required -0.22 / lb   -0.22 / lb  
Cash costs Copper USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 1.9 / lb   1.44 / lb  
Cash costs Copper USD  ......  Subscription required ^†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 1.68 / lb†   1.22 / lb†  
All-in sustaining costs (AISC) Copper USD  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required†  ......  Subscription required† 3.34 / lb†   2.04 / lb†  
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Financials:

Units2023202220212020201920182017
Capital expenditures (planned) M USD  ......  Subscription required
Capital expenditures M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 498.6   335  
Sustaining costs M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 491   322.6  
Revenue M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 838.8   1,230  
Gross profit M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 181   563.7  
Operating Income M USD 756.1  
After-tax Income M USD  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required 109.7   392.7  
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Pipelines and Water Supply
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Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesContractorsTotal WorkforceYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
Annual Information Form 2022
Management Discussion & Analysis 2022
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2022
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Management Discussion & Analysis 2018
Technical Report 2018
Year-end Mineral Reserves 2018
Annual Report 2017
Technical Report 2017
Annual Information Form 2016
Management Discussion & Analysis 2016
Press Release 2016
Annual Information Form 2015
Management Discussion & Analysis 2015
Technical Report 2015
Form 10-K 2013
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News:

NewsDate
Lundin Mining Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results February 22, 2023
Lundin Mining Files Updated Technical Reports for Candelaria, Neves-Corvo and Eagle Operations February 22, 2023
Lundin Mining Announces 2022 Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Estimates February 8, 2023

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