Filo del Sol
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tierra Amarilla |
| Atacama Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper, gold, silver |
| Owner | |
| Company | Lundin Mining BHP |
Filo del Sol (lit. "Edge of the Sun") is a copper and gold mining project in the high Andes along the Argentina-Chile border.[1] The project was initially carried out by Filo Mining which is part of Lundin Mining,[2] but after July 2024 BHP and Lundin Mining agreed to form together a new mining company to develop the projects of Filo del Sol and Josemaría.[3]
The project lies in Chile's Atacama Region, 140 km southeast of the regional capital of Copiapó.[1][2] Mining operations are expected to last 13 years one the mine is opened.[2] Geologically the project is developen on an high-sulfidation epithermal ore deposit associated to a wider copper-gold porphyry system.[1] The material to be mined have an ore grade of 0.38% copper, 0.33g/t gold, and 0.33g/t silver.[1] Probable ore reserves are 259.1 million tons.[1]
The planned mine is to have a strip ratio of 1.57 to 1.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Filo del Sol Project". NS Energy. September 17, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Filo del Sol Project, Chile". Mining Technology. 2024-04-05. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ Ibarra, Valeria (2024-07-19). "BHP y Lundin acuerdan desarrollar juntos proyectos Filo del Sol y Josemaría en la frontera de Chile y Argentina". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-22.