Las Bambas copper mine
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Las Bambas copper mine is an open-pit copper mine in the Cotabambas province of Peru. With over a billion tons of copper ore, the deposit is one of the largest in the world and produces 2% of global copper. Las Bambas also produces molybdenum concentrates. Development began on the mine in August 2015 and production began in early 2016.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| site | mine | Las Bambas copper mine | copper mine, environmental conflict | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Mina Las Bambas2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Las Bambas-Protesta | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mina Las Bambas | Commons | ||



