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ANDINA
Descripcin / Description
Andina es la tercera Divisin de Codelco, de acuerdo a su produccin, la que opera la mina del mismo
nombre, ubicada al oriente de la ciudad de Los Andes, 50 km al noreste de Santiago.
El depsito minero integra un cuerpo mineralizado que se extiende hacia pertenencias de la mina Los
Bronces (Anglo American) y constituye una de las reservas cuprferas ms grandes de Chile.
La operacin de esta Divisin incluye la explotacin subterrnea y a cielo abierto, de las que su principal
producto es el concentrado de cobre. Sus dos terceras partes son exportadas directamente, mientras que el
porcentaje restante es llevado a fundiciones de Codelco.
En 2010 la produccin alcanz las 215.000 toneladas de cobre fino aproximadamente contenido en
concentrados, levemente inferior a las 210.000 toneladas registradas en 2009. Adems de cobre, Andina
produjo 2.525 toneladas de molibdeno.
Los reportes de recursos y reservas de Andina alcanzan a 14.767 millones de toneladas con una ley media de
0,57% de cobre (lo que equivale 84 millones de toneladas de cobre fino).
According to its production, Andina is Codelco third division, and operates the mine of the same name located west from the town of Los
Andes, 50 Km. north-east from Santiago.
The mining deposit forms an ore body that expands to Los Bronces mine (Anglo American) property, and it is one of Chile largest
copper reserves.
This Division operation includes underground and open cut exploitation, and its main product is copper concentrate of which two thirds
are directly exported, while the remaining third is transported to Codelco smelting plants.
In 2010, production was approximately 215,000 tons fine copper contained in concentrates, slightly less than the 210,000 tons recorded
in 2009. In addition to copper, Andina produced 2,525 tons molybdenum.
Andina resource and reserve reports indicate 14,767 million tons with an average grade of 0.57% copper (equivalent to 84 million tons
fine copper).
Once the Nueva Andina Stage II structural project is completed (currently it is at its base engineering stage), Andina will be able to
process 244,000 tpd mineral. This second stage of Division Andina Development Plan is based on its deposit richness, with estimated
geological resources for 107 million tons contained fine copper. Nueva Andina Stage II project, with an estimate total investment of
US$4.39 billion, includes the Division mineral treatment capacity expansion in 150 thousand tons per day: from 94 thousand tpd
obtained with the Development Plan, Stage I, to 244 thousand nominal tpd in 2016. This way, production will be 650,000 tpa fine copper
and 13,000 tpa molybdenum. Resources and reserves are estimated in 5,705 Mt with an average grade of 0.77% copper. Start up is
scheduled for 2014.