Franke mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
Franke | |
| Location | Taltal |
| Region | Antofagasta Region |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 25°49′22.45″S 69°52′3.39″W / 25.8229028°S 69.8676083°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| Owner | |
| Company | Grupo Minero Las Cenizas |
Franke is an open pit copper mine located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. More precisely it lies about 75 km sotuheast of the port of Taltal at an altitude of about 1,730 meters above sea level in southernmost Antofagasta Region.[1][2] It is owned and operated by Grupo Minero Las Cenizas, a medium-scale Chilean mining company, since 2022 when KGHM Polska Miedź sold it.[1][3] Grupo Minero Las Cenizas declares to process a montly average of 334,000 tons of ore with average grades of 0.65% copper at Franke mine.[3]
In the 20th century, and prior to the establishment of the modern mine, the mine site was exploited by artisan miners known as pirquineros.[2]
References
- ^ a b "KGHM vendió en US$25 millones su mina Franke a Minera Las Cenizas". Guía Minera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-18.
- ^ a b "Estatal polaca que opera Sierra Gorda vende mina Franke al Grupo Minero Las Cenizas". Minería y Futuro (in Spanish). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ a b "Faena Franke". cenizas.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-23.