Sierra Gorda Mine in Chile is a copper and molybdenum open pit mine which started production on October 1, 2014. The mine is located 2km north-west of the village of Sierra Gorda in the Antofagasta Province of northern Chile.[1]
Sierra Gorda SCM is the project company operating the mine. They are a joint venture between KGHM International Ltd, subsidiary of KGHM Polska Miedź (55%), and South32 (45%).
Feasibilities studies were done on 2011 by Fluor Corporation.[2] Other major milestones of the Copper-Molybdenum mine includes EPCM contracts and respective loan agreements to finance the construction both done on 2012, followed by water pipeline construction in 2013 and finally mine production starting in October 2014.[3]