Bajo de la Alumbrera mine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf copper-gold mine
gptkbp:annualProduction approximately 180,000 tonnes of copper (at peak)
approximately 600,000 ounces of gold (at peak)
gptkbp:closed 2018
gptkbp:coordinates 27°18′S 66°14′W
gptkbp:employs over 1,000 workers at peak
gptkbp:environmentalImpact water pollution
tailings management
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bajo de la Alumbrera mine
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Catamarca_Province
gptkb:Argentina
gptkbp:miningMethod open-pit
gptkbp:opened 1997
gptkbp:operatedBy Minera Alumbrera S.A.
gptkbp:oreProcessingMethod flotation
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Glencore
gptkb:Goldcorp
gptkb:Yamana_Gold
gptkbp:product gptkb:gold
copper
molybdenum
gptkbp:significance one of the largest copper-gold mines in Argentina
gptkbp:transportation concentrate pipeline to Tucumán
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minera_Alumbrera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8