Lomas Bayas
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Lomas Bayas | |
| Location | Sierra Gorda |
| Region | Antofagasta Region |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 23°25′49.83″S 69°30′35.88″W / 23.4305083°S 69.5099667°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Production | 65,800 tonnes copper cathode |
| Financial year | 2023 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Glencore |
Lomas Bayas is an open pit copper mine located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. More precisely it lies in the inland commune of Sierra Gorda in Antofagasta Region.[1] It lies about 90 km east of the port city of Antofagasta. In 2023 it operated with 1,109 own workers and 3,129 contractors.[1] The mine begun operations in 1998 when it was owned by Falconbridge Limited.[2] The grade of the ores extracted and processed at Lomas Bayas is low (0.27% copper in the 2010s) when compared to the average grade of copper ores extracted in other Chilean mines.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Lomas Bayas". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ a b Farías, Antonio; Cancino, Christian; Coronado, Freddy (2016). Caso Compañía Minera Lomas Bayas (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). Facultad de Economía y Negocios de la Universidad de Chile. Retrieved 2025-05-06.