The 10 biggest copper mines in the world
· The mine extracts the porphyry copper deposit lying within the southern Cordilleran region The ore is refined at an on site concentrator which has a milling capacity of 77 000 tonnes per day tpd The concentrate output is transported to the smelter at La Caridad by rail Also present are an on site leaching facility and two solvent extraction and electro winning SX/EW plants with a