Ministro Hales
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Ministro Hales | |
| Antofagasta Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 22°22′54.56″S 68°54′44.52″W / 22.3818222°S 68.9123667°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Production | 126,000 tons of copper |
| Financial year | 2023 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Codelco |
Ministro Hales is an open-pit copper mine in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It lies at an altitude of 2,600 meters above sea level in the inland commune of Calama.[1] Codelco owns and operates the mine.[1] In 2023 it produced 126,000 tons of copper down from 152,000 tons in 2022 and 181,700 tons in 2021.[2] It is named after Alejandro Hales (1923–2001) who served as the Minister of Mining from September 1992 to March 1994.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Ministro Hales". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Anuario de estadisticas del cobre y otros minerales [Yearbook: Copper and Other Mineral Statistics: 2004 2023] (Report). Comisión Chilena del Cobre. 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Hales Jamarne". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
| Mines | |
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| Copper smelters |
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| Joint venture mines and smelters |
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