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Los Bronces Development Project
More than 2,500 people were
hired in 2008 to work on the Los Bronces Development
Project, which began construction in December 2007.
In 2008, project engineering reached 55% completion
and investment commitments added up to US$962 million.
At the same time, we began earth movement, reaching
64% completion, finished the first concrete and rebar
work on the new grinding plant. Construction also began
on a four-kilometer tunnel that will connect the mine
with the new grinding plant in the Confluencia area.
Los Bronces Development Project involves an investment
between US$ 2.2 billion and US$ 2.5 billion, to build
new grinding, mineral transport and concentration facilities
which will increase the Division's production capacity
to an average of 400,000 tons of fine copper annually,
up from 230,000 tons currently.
Projects Investment 2008
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