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The Agua Rica mine is a large
copper mine Copper extraction refers to the methods used to obtain copper from its ores. The conversion of copper consists of a series of physical and electrochemical processes. Methods have evolved and vary with country depending on the ore source, loca ...
located in northwest
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, in Catamarca Province. Agua Rica represents one of the largest copper reserve in
Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
and in the world having estimated reserves of 384.9 million tonnes of ore grading 0.56% copper and 0.033% molybdenum. By 2018, the nearby Andalgalá community had successfully campaigned to halt the opening of the mine for eight years.


See also

* Bajo de la Alumbrera mine


References

{{coord, 27.3733, S, 66.3128, W, source:wikidata, display=title Copper mines in Argentina Mines in Catamarca Province