Codelco Norte was created in the year 2002, as a result of the merger of the Chuquicamata and Radomiro Tomic divisions.

The Chuquicamata mining complex is located 1,650 kilometers north of Chile’s capital city, 2,870 meters above the sea level. It includes two open pit mines, "Chuquicamata" and "Mina Sur". Chuquicamata entered into operations in 1910.

Radomiro Tomic is located 1,670 kilometers away from Santiago, at 3,000 meters above the sea level in the Andes Mountains.

It is an open pit mine with oxidized ore. Although it was discovered in the 50’s, its operations began only in 1995, after Codelco updated the pre-feasibility studies and introduced the necessary technology ensuring a profitable development.

Codelco Norte’s production is around 940,613 tons of electro-refined and electro-winned cathodes with 99,99% purity. It also produces around 17,781 metric tons of fine molybdenum. Other by-products are anodic sludge and sulphuric acid.