Minera Escondida
Know MoreMinera Escondida (which means 'hidden' in Spanish) is a mining company that operates two open pit copper mines in the Atacama Desert, 170 km southeast of Antofagasta in northern ChileIt is currently the highest producing copper mine in the world Its 2007 production of 1483 million tons of the metal was worth US$ 1012 billion, mainly as metal in concentrate, but some as cathode, and was 95 ....
Copper Concentrates
Know MoreCopper concentrate is the first commercial product of the copper production line and is composed of approximately equal parts of copper, iron and sulfide Concentrates are the raw material for all copper smelters, which by processing it obtain an impure form of metallic copper, anode or blister copper, which is later used to produce high purity ....