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Gabriela Mistral Mine

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Copper
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe Gabriela Mistral division consists of open pit mine, leaching process and SX-EW plant. There are held extraction, leaching and copper cathode production.

The Gabriela Mistral has 100% autonomous operation in extraction trucks.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Codelco Corp. (operator) 100 % Indirect
Codelco Corp. develops business in seven mining divisions: Chuquicamata, Minister Hales, Radomiro Tomic, Gabriela Mistral, Salvador, Andina and El Teniente, in addition to the Ventanas Refinery.

The deposits and plants belong to the State of Chile, which grants company the power to exploit and manage them.

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Deposit type

  • Porphyry

Summary:

Porphyry copper deposit, its main mineralized body is oxidized in a mineralized zone, mainly Chrysocolla, Black and Atacamite oxides in low presence, deposited under sterile coverage of post mineral gravels with an average thickness of 50 m.

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Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018201720162015
Copper t  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe104,087107,247122,737121,712125,009
All production numbers are expressed as cathode.

Operational metrics

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Daily processing capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe
Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe38,180 kdmt39,430 kdmt40,503 kdmt
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Production Costs

CommodityUnits20212020201920182017
C1 cash costs Copper USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 2.32 / lb   1.92 / lb   1.52 / lb  

Financials

Units2023202220212020201920182017
Revenue M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 671.3   644   901.4  
Gross profit M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe -9.1   102.6   251.9  
Pre-tax Income M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe -121.5   -4.3   121.8  
After-tax Income M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe -38   -1.4   44.1  

Heavy Mobile Equipment

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AV - Autonomous

Personnel

Mine Management

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