| El Abra Project |
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El Abra |
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Chile
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Santiago |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
21 S 55 / 68 W 49 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the El Abra Project |
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| Title(s) of the El Abra Project |
 | Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc.
Owner: 51% |
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| Title | Company Profile | All Projects | Company website | Company project page |
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| Ownership: 51% Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, 49% Codelco. |
 | Codelco
Owner: 49% |
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| Title | Company Profile | All Projects | Company website | Company project page |
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| Location of the El Abra Project |
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The facilities of Sociedad Contractual Minera El Abra are in Chile’s El Loa province, 47 miles north of the city of Calama, in the southern side of the Pajonal hill, at 3,900 to 4,100 meters above sea level
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| History of the El Abra Project |
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Mining operations began in 1996. A feasibility study was completed in 2006 that would extend the mine life by 10 years and is expected to provide an additional 325 million pounds of copper per year
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| Geology of the El Abra Project |
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The predominant oxide copper minerals are chrysocolla and pseudomalachite. The predominant primary sulfide copper minerals are bornite and chalcopyrite. The secondary sulfide mineralization is chalcocite.
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
| COPPER (lbs) | 350,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 350,000,000 | 717,646,474 | 482,001,053 | 464,355,253 | 480,607,731 | 499,567,486 | 496,481,014 | 479,600,219 |
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Data last updated on : 12/31/2007
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Disclaimer
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