Codelco

The National Copper Corporation of Chile (), abbreviated as Codelco, is a Chilean state-owned mining company and the largest copper mining company in the world. It was formed in 1976 from foreign-owned copper companies that were nationalised in 1971. As of 2025 its most productive mines are Radomiro Tomic and El Teniente.

Key facts

Company.name: Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile
Company.logo: Codelco logo.svg
Company.type: State-owned enterprise
Company.foundation: 1976
Company.location: Santiago, Chile
Company.key_people: Máximo Pachecopresident of the board
Company.num_employees: 17,880
Company.revenue: US$16.0 billion (2010)
Company.net_income: US$5.249 billion
Company.industry: Mining
Company.products: Copper

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Contents

History
The company
Corporate governance
Divisions
Codelco Norte
Chuquicamata
The modern mine
The future of Chuquicamata
Radomiro Tomic
Northern expansion of Mina Sur
Secondary waste dump leach
Ministro Hales
Pollution
Salvador
Andina
El Teniente
The present mine
Sewell
Other projects
Ventanas
Joint ventures
El Abra
Inversiones Mineras Becrux
Nova Andino Litio
Quebrada Blanca
Codelco outside Chile
Notes
References
External links

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