El Abra mine
The El Abra mine is a large copper mine located in northern Chile in the El Loa province. It is operated by American mining company Freeport-McMoRan, who owns a 51% stake in the mine, with the remainder owned by the Chilean state-owned Codelco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Industry
- Description: open pit copper mine in Chile
- Also known as: “El Abra” and “Mina El Abra”
El Abra mine
- Categories: copper mine, surface mining, and mine
- Location: Calama, El Loa, Antofagasta, Northern Chile, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-21.93479° or 21° 56′ 5″ southLongitude
-68.7895° or 68° 47′ 22″ westElevation
4,005 metres (13,140 feet)Open location code
57CH3686+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 377104484OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“El Abra mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “El Abra (minahan)”
- Cebuano: “El Abra”
- Chinese: “El Abra铜矿”
- French: “mine d’El Abra”
- French: “Mine d’El Abra”
- French: “mine El Abra”
- Swedish: “El Abra (gruva)”
- Swedish: “El Abra”
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