In 2018, the mining giant spent $3.43 billion on a desalination plant for the Escondida mine, which includes two pipelines to transport the water 3,200 meters above sea level. Source: World ...

Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, now draws 100% of its water from the sea and passes it through a desalination plant. The country’s environmental watchdog (SMA) ruled against BHP in ...

Chile's environmental regulator said on Thursday it had fined Escondida mine ... of water from high Andean aquifers in 2019 and currently operates only with desalinated water. Water use has ...

The two mining firms are the majority owners of Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, located 3,100 m above sea level. Its water-supply ... scale facility to use an advanced technology ...

Location: The mine is located in the Atacama desert, in northern Chile. Controlling Company: BHP Billiton owns 57.5% of Minera Escondida Limitada ... a 167 km water pipeline and port facilities ...

The union at BHP's (NYSE:BHP) Escondida mine in Chile, the world's largest copper mine, has called on its nearly 2,400 members to reject a final contract offer from the company and prepare for a ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Workers at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, rejected an offer for a new collective bargaining agreement, setting the stage for a potential strike, the union ...

SANTIAGO, March 10 (Reuters) - Chile's environmental regulator said on Thursday it had fined Escondida mine, controlled ... only with desalinated water. Water use has been a big point of tension ...