El Boleo

El Boleo is a copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese deposit located adjacent to the port city of Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur in Mexico. It includes a historic open pit copper mine, as well as underground workings. Mining began in the 1860s, and continued, off and on, until the 1980s. The property is currently under development by a consortium of Korean companies led by Korea Resources Corporation. Preliminary underground mining began in 2012. The project cost $1.75 billion, and mining began in the first half of 2014. Copper production began on January 17, 2015. The mine has an estimated life of 22 years.

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Compagnie du Boléo, copper mine, Mexico, 

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  El Boleo ⓘ
  copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese deposit in Baja California Sur, Mexico

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  La China ⓘ
  

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  Unknown ⓘ
  copper mine in Mexico

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	mine		El Boleo	Compagnie du Boléo, copper mine	Wikidata
site	mine		La China	copper mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Unknown	copper mine	Wikidata
site	mine		Unknown	abandoned mine	Wikidata
commons	image		Boleite-120674		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-229833		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-229834		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-26470		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-209938		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-177258		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-4jg55d		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-4jg55a		Commons
commons	image		Boleite-4jg55b		Commons
commons	image		Cumengeite-266101		Commons