20 octobre 2021 Pierre Perrin-Monlouis
Xstrata Copper announces a 28% increase in the total estimated Mineral Resource at the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile, one of the world’s largest copper deposits. Additional resources have been defined as a result of a successful drilling programme in 2007 and represent the equivalent of an additional 11 million tonnes of contained copper metal.
“The impressive results of last year’s exploration programme are a credit to the Collahuasi management team and confirm Collahuasi’s position as one of the world’s great copper deposits, with enormous potential to expand its resource base further,” said Xstrata Copper Chief Executive Charlie Sartain.
“This significant increase in resources clearly supports the business strategy approved and announced by the shareholders last year to more than double annual production to over 1 million tonnes of copper progressively over the coming years,” he said.
The upgraded Mineral Resource of 5.19 billion tonnes at an average grade of 0.83% copper includes for the first time 746 million tonnes at a grade of 1.06% from the Rosario Oeste deposit. This compares to the previous Mineral Resource of 4.05 billion tonnes at an average grade of 0.80% copper as of 31 December 2006.
The Mineral Resource includes Ore Reserves of 2.20 billion tonnes at a grade of 0.82% copper, a 25% increase in tonnage from Ore Reserves of 1.76 billion tonnes at 0.89% copper at 31 December 2006.
* “The information in this press release which relates to Collahuasi Mineral Reserves and Resources is based on information compiled by Mr. Jorge Camacho who is a member of a “Recognised Overseas Professional Organisation” as described by the JORC Code, namely, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) . Mr. Camacho is a full-time employee of Collahuasi. Mr. Camacho has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person as defined in the ‘Australasian Code for Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves’. Mr. Camacho consents to the inclusion in the press release of the matters based on his information in the form and context in which it appears”
** Mineral resources are inclusive of reserves. Collahuasi Reserves include Stocks. All tonnes and grade information has been rounded, so there may be slight differences in the totals.
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Notes to editors
Collahuasi
The Collahuasi open pit operation is located in northern Chile’s Tarapacá Region and is operated by the joint venture company, Compañia Minera Dona Inés de Collahuasi SCM. The joint venture partners are Xstrata (44%), Anglo American (44%) and a group of Japanese companies headed by Mitsui & Co Ltd (12%). Xstrata Copper is represented on Collahuasi’s Board and Executive Committee. Xstrata Copper’s North Chile Division manages the Company’s participation in Collahuasi.
The operation has a current annual production capacity of approximately 400,000 tonnes of copper in concentrate and 60,000 tonnes of copper in cathode.
Xstrata Copper
Headquartered in Brisbane, Xstrata Copper is one of the commodity business units within the major global diversified mining group Xstrata plc. Its operations and projects span eight countries: Australia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Canada, the USA, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Its operations are administered by five separate divisions, based close to the mining operations, namely the North Queensland, Alumbrera, North Chile, Southern Peru and Canada divisions. It also has a recycling business (Xstrata Recycling) with plants in the United States and offices in Canada and Asia.
Xstrata Copper is the fourth largest global copper producer with annual managed production of over one million tonnes.
Xstrata plc
Xstrata is a global diversified mining group, listed on the London and Swiss Stock Exchanges, with its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. Xstrata’s businesses maintain a meaningful position in seven major international commodity markets: copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, nickel, vanadium and zinc, with additional exposures to platinum group metals, gold, cobalt, lead and silver, recycling facilities and a suite of global technology products, many of which are industry leaders. The Group’s operations and projects span 18 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Germany, New Caledonia, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, the USA and the UK. Xstrata employs approximately 50,000 people, including contractors.
