Los Pelambres mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Coquimbo Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| History | |
| Opened | 1990 |
The Los Pelambres mine is a large copper mine located in the central-northern of Chile in Coquimbo Region. Los Pelambres represents one of the largest copper reserve in Chile and in the world having estimated reserves of 4.9 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.65% copper.[1]
The mine will cover as much as 75% of its power demand from Parque Eolico El Arrayan under fixed-for-floating hedge. The mining project has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PAA) with Pattern Energy Group for this.[2]
References
- ^ "Minera Los Pelambres, Chile" (in Romanian). mining-technology.com. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ^ "Power Purchase Agreement". Digiscend.com. 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-30.