Anglo's Chilean Mine to Suspend Operationshttps://oilprice.com/Metals/Copper/This-Copper-Hotspot-Faces-Another-Shutdown.html "...And the world’s top copper-producing nation Chile also had tough news for copper miners. With yet another mine in the country being shut down, on issues between the operator and national regulators.
That’s the El Soldado copper mine, run by Anglo American. An operation that’s been in business for years, and was running toward the end of its productive life under the current mine plan."
El Soldado's mine life will run out in 2019 just as Coro is ramping up its Marimaca operations in Q1 2019. Coro will be similar in size to El Soldado and Teck's with Lundin Mining having a much larger Cu mine operation in Chile. Lundin had in 2013 bought 80% interest in a similar size (25 ktpy) Cu mine in MIchigan for US$300 million that is now just coming on stream.