Los Pelambres is a 60%-owned open-pit sulphide operation in Chile's Coquimbo Region. It produces copper concentrate containing gold and silver and a separate molybdenum concentrate through milling and flotation. The active operating plan extends to approximately 2036. Growth Enabling Projects comprising a replacement concentrate pipeline, El Mauro enclosures and expansion of desalination capacity from 400 to 800 litres per second were more than 50% complete by the end of Q1 2026 and remain scheduled for completion in 2027. A separate Development Options Project seeks permits to extend mine life to 2051, expand the El Mauro tailings facility and potentially increase throughput to 205 ktpd.
- Country
- Chile
- Commodity
- Cu
- Stage
- Production