Centinela mine
Satellite imagery of Centinela mine from 2018. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sierra Gorda |
| Region | Antofagasta Region |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 22°58′30.56″S 69°3′41.11″W / 22.9751556°S 69.0614194°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper, gold, molybdenum |
| Production | 162,700 tonnes copper concentrate 79,300 tons copper cathodes 900 tons of molybdenum 165,800 ounces gold |
| Financial year | 2023 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Antofagasta Minerals (70%) Marubeni Copper Holdings Limited (30%) |
The Centinela mine is a large open pit copper and gold mine located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. More precisely it les in the commune of Sierra Gorda in the Antofagasta Region. As of 2023 it employed on average 9,115 workers, including contractors. It relies exclusively on desalinized water for its operation and mineral processing. In 2023, with a gold production of 5,103 kg it ranked second on gold production in Chile after Escondida.