Gabriela Mistral mine
  Location within Antofagasta Region  Location within Chile | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | Copper |
| Production | 105,800 tons of copper |
| Financial year | 2023 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Company | Codelco |
Gabriela Mistral mine or Gaby is an open-pit copper mine in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.[1] It lies at an altitude of 2,660 meters above sea level in the inland commune of Sierra Gorda.[2] Codelco owns and operates the mine.[2] In 2023 it produced 105,800 tons of copper,[3] but it has an estimated maximum production potential of 170,000 tons of copper each year.[4] Since 2013 it has been powered by the solar power plant of Pampa Elvira.[1]
The mine opened in 2008 was owned and operated by Minera Gaby S.A., a subsidiary of Codelco, until 2013 when it was incorporated directly to Codelco becoming a division of the company.[1][5][4]
According to Codelco about 1⁄5 of the employees of the mine are women and about 1⁄10 of the employees belong to one of the indigenous peoples in Chile.[4]
It is named after the poet Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957).
References
- 1 2 3 "Codelco – División Gabriela Mistral (DGM)". Guía Minera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-29.
- 1 2 "Gabriela Mistral". 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.
- 1 2 3 "Gabriela Mistral". Codelco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ↑ Marchetti, Patricia (2024-12-23). "Gabriela Mistral de Codelco ingresa EIA para extender su vida útil hasta 2055 con inversión de US$ 868 millones". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-01.
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