Escondida Sulphide Leach: Chile Bioleaching (mesophiles)  Low-grade, run-of-mine (ROM) ore with SX / EW  Designed to produce 180 000 tpa copper cathode  Project cost: US $ 870m (includes desalination plant at Coloso)  Production at plant began in 2007
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