El Abra mine

The El Abra mine is a large copper mine located in northern in the 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.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: open pit copper mine in Chile
  • Also known as: “El Abra” and “Mina El Abra”

El Abra mine

Latitude
-21.93479° or 21° 56′ 5″ south
Longitude
-68.7895° or 68° 47′ 22″ west
Elevation
4,005 metres (13,140 feet)
Open location code
57CH3686+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 377104484
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
3892057
Wiki­data ID
Q16509152
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Satellite Map

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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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