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Teck opens new copper concentrator at Carmen de Andacollo in Chile

International Mining | April 19, 2011 | 6:12 am Base Metals Latin America Copper

Teck Resources held an inauguration ceremony last Friday to celebrate the recent start of operations at its new Carmen de Andacollo copper concentrator. It reached commercial production in October 2010 and has extended mine life by about 20 years, increased production capacity and created approximately 350 new jobs.