UNDERGROUND

STRABAG wins €800M Codelco contract

The company will develop more than 54km of tunnels in Chuquicamata

The initiative is part of the transformation of Chuquicamata, the world’s largest open-pit copper mine, into a modern, long-term underground operation.

The initiative is part of the transformation of Chuquicamata, the world’s largest open-pit copper mine, into a modern, long-term underground operation | Credits: STRABAG

Austrian construction giant STRABAG, through its subsidiary ZÜBLIN, has secured two massive contracts worth €800 million (US$942 million) to expand the Chuquicamata mine in northern Chile. The deals...

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