Item 1 of 2 A view of BHP's ndida, the world's biggest copper mine, in northern Chile, in Antofagasta, Chile March 31, 2008. Picture taken March 31, 2008.
shortages of materials and skilled employees; anticipated productive lives of projects, mines and facilities; provisions and contingent liabilities; tax and regulatory developments. ... BHP Billiton interest (%) Copper ndida Cluster ndida1 All 5,870 @ 0.64% Cu 3,230 @ 0.50% Cu 10,100 @ 0.50% Cu 193 57.5 Pampa ndida Sulphide 294 …
The lodge, which was designed, manufactured and installed on site by ATCO Structures, features permanent accommodations for 2,586 workers at BHP's Jansen Potash Project, with essential comforts like fitness facilities with everything from squash courts to steam rooms, and a 200-seat movie theatre.
BHP said in a report released on Monday that global copper demand has grown at a 3.1% compound annual growth rate over the last 75 years. But this growth rate has been slowing to only 1.9% over ...
BHP Billiton operates the ndida mine and holds a 57.5% stake while Rio Tinto owns 30%, JECO Corporation with 10% and JECO 2 with 2.5%. Image: ndida copper mine is located 3,100m above sea level. Photo: Courtesy of BHP Billiton. Free Report Dig deeper with our mining equipment forecasts.
ndida is scheduled to produce approximately 760 000 tonnes of copper in concentrate and cathode in calendar year 2002. An annualized reduction of 90 000 tonnes to capacity at the Tintaya mine in Peru. BHP Billiton will maintain its Tintaya copper sulphide operations on standby at least through the first half of 2003.
BHP Billiton Copper President, Peter Beaven, said: "Securing a sustainable water supply in the Atacama Desert is a major priority for all Chilean copper producers, so the approval of the ndida Water Supply project is a significant …
BHP today announced approval of capital expenditure of US$2.46 billion for the Spence Growth Option (SGO) at the Spence open-cut copper mine in northern Chile, which will extend the mine life by more than 50 years. BHP Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie said the SGO project supports BHP's strategy to deliver near-term, valuable copper ...
Why does BHP mine copper? As we move towards a lower carbon future, copper is essential to creating the infrastructure needed for renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar. ... In our ndida mine in Chile, the copper is relatively close to the surface, which means it can be mined via open cut. The process looks like this:
Spence, which produced 249,000 tonnes of copper last year, is BHP's second largest copper mine behind ndida, the world's biggest copper operation.
Mining giant BHP has revealed plans to boost copper production in Chile, projecting an increase in output of 430,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to 540,000tpa from its …
The union's 2,400 members have now gone on strike, which follows close on the heels of industrial action by workers at Toronto-headquartered Lundin Mining's (TSX:LUN) Caserone Copper-Molybdenum Mine in Chile. ndida – which is a joint venture between BHP (57.5%), Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) (30%) and Japan's JECO Corp (12.5%) – is the ...
Reuters was first to report that workers at BHP's ndida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, would go on strike after failing to reach an agreement with the company. The stoppage has potential to have a lasting impact, reminiscent of the last major ndida walkout in 2017, which hit BHP's copper production and pushed up global prices of the metal, used to …
BHP Billiton chose Black & Veatch as the engineer of record to lead the design, procurement, project controls, resident engineering, pre-commissioning and commissioning for the marine …
BHP, which owns and operates the giant ndida copper mine in Chile, said the company will need to invest between $10 and $14 billion at a capital intensity of $23,000 per …
ndida is a copper porphyry deposit located in the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile, 170km south-east of Antofagasta. The name ndida means 'hidden' in Spanish. It derives from the main orebody which doesn't outcrop on …
(Bloomberg) -- Workers at BHP Group's ndida mine in Chile will begin a strike Tuesday after failing to reach a wage agreement, setting the stage for a stoppage at the …
Total output from the ndida mine in Chile, the world's biggest copper mine, will fall by 10-15 percent in the 2009 financial year and lower ore grades will keep it that way, majority owner BHP ...
On November 8 2001, in response to deteriorating market conditions, BHP Billiton Base Metals detailed a 170 000 tonne reduction in copper production to be delivered in the form of a constrained production program at ndida, and the temporary closure of the sulphide operation at Tintaya.
We mine copper from some of the world's biggest copper deposits located at our ndida, Spence and Cerro Colorado operations in Chile.
BHP Group expects a global copper deficit of 10 million metric tons a decade from now, a shortfall that is driving its plans to spend at least $11 billion at the world's biggest copper...
FILE PHOTO: A worker from BHP Billiton's ndida, the world's biggest copper mine, is pictured inside a copper cathodes plant in Antofagasta · Reuters Fabian Cambero Updated Mon, Jul 26, 2021 ...
The more than $3.4 billion project will ensure continued water supply to ndida, as water use increases upon completion of the 152,000 tonne per day OGP1 copper concentrator, the company said ...
Labor negotiations at BHP Billiton Plc ndida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, are entering into the final three weeks before a 30-month contract expires at the end of July.
"BHP-Billiton's Minera ndida Limitada, in Chile, is one of the world's largest copper producers. It treats a combined 10,500 tph of copper ore through its two concentrators: Los Colorados and Laguna Seca. The performance of the rougher circuit at each concentrator was measured and analysed using the JKTech flotation optimisation methodology. This …
The BHP Billiton Group holds a 57.5 per cent interest in ndida. The other owners are affiliates of Rio Tinto Plc (30 per cent), Mitsubishi Corporation (6 per cent), Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (2 per cent), Nippon Mining and Metals Company Limited (2 per cent) and the International Finance Corporation (2.5 per cent). The BHP Billiton ...
ndida includes ndida and ndida Norte combined. Key themes • Our outstanding safety record is being enhanced by an increased focus on vehicle safety
BHP, which owns and operates the giant ndida copper mine in Chile, said the company will need to invest between $10 and $14 billion at a capital intensity of $23,000 per tonne of copper equivalent (CuEq) to achieve …