Gabriela Mistral mine
Gabriela Mistral Gabriela Mistral | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sierra Gorda |
| Antofagasta Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 23°24′38.87″S 68°49′7.87″W / 23.4107972°S 68.8188528°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Production | 105,800 tons of copper |
| Financial year | 2023 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Codelco |
Gabriela Mistral mine or Gaby is an open-pit copper mine in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.[1] It lies at an altitude of 2,660 meters above sea level in the inland commune of Sierra Gorda.[2] Codelco owns and operates the mine.[2] In 2023 it produced 105,800 tons of copper,[3] but it has an estimated maximum production potential of 170,000 tons of copper each year.[4] Since 2013 it has been powered by the solar power plant of Pampa Elvira.[1]
The mine opened in 2008 was owned and operated by Minera Gaby S.A., a subsidiary of Codelco, until 2013 when it was incorporated directly to Codelco becoming a division of the company.[1][5][4]
According to Codelco about 1⁄5 of the employees of the mine are women and about 1⁄10 of the employees belong to one of the indigenous peoples in Chile.[4]
It is named after the poet Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957).
References
- ^ a b c "Codelco – División Gabriela Mistral (DGM)". Guía Minera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- ^ a b "Gabriela Mistral". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Anuario de estadisticas del cobre y otros minerales [Yearbook: Copper and Other Mineral Statistics: 2004 2023] (Report). Comisión Chilena del Cobre. 2024.
- ^ a b c "Gabriela Mistral". Codelco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Marchetti, Patricia (2024-12-23). "Gabriela Mistral de Codelco ingresa EIA para extender su vida útil hasta 2055 con inversión de US$ 868 millones". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-01.