Antofagasta PLC Email Format
MiningSantiago Metropolitan, Chile5001-10000 Employees
Antofagasta plc is a major international copper producer and a FTSE 100-listed mining group. It operates three divisions—Mining, Transport, and Water—with Mining as the core business. Headquartered in the Santiago region of Chile, the company owns four copper mines there and pursues exploration in Chile, Canada, the United States, Australia, Namibia and Pakistan, while maintaining extensive rail infrastructure and a water distribution concession in the region. Its activities are largely concentrated in Chile. Recent industry coverage notes an initiative to extend the operating life of the Zaldívar copper-gold mine to 2051 under a 50:50 joint venture.