Gabriela Mistral mine or Gaby is an open-pit copper mine in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.[1] It lies at an altitude of 2,660 meters above sea level in the inland commune of Sierra Gorda. Codelco owns and operates the mine.[2] In 2023 it produced 105,800 tons of copper,[3] but it has an estimated maximum production potential of 170,000 tons of copper each year. Since 2013 it has been powered by the solar power plant of Pampa Elvira.[1]
The mine opened in 2008 was owned and operated by Minera Gaby S.A., a subsidiary of Codelco, until 2013 when it was incorporated directly to Codelco becoming a division of the company.[1][4][5]
According to Codelco about 1/5 of the employees of the mine are women and about 1/10 of the employees belong to one of the indigenous peoples in Chile.[5]
It is named after the poet Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957).
References
- Codelco – División Gabriela Mistral (DGM) Guía Minera, retrieved 2025-08-29^
- Gabriela Mistral Consejo Minero, retrieved 2025-06-01^
- Anuario de estadisticas del cobre y otros minerales Comisión Chilena del Cobre, 2024^
- Patricia Marchetti. Gabriela Mistral de Codelco ingresa EIA para extender su vida útil hasta 2055 con inversión de US$ 868 millones Diario Financiero, 2024-12-23, retrieved 2025-09-01^
- Gabriela Mistral Codelco.com, retrieved 2025-06-01^