Copper cathode is the essential crude material contribution for the production of copper rod for the wire and cable industry. Copper is additionally utilized as a part of the production of metal, copper tube, copper sheet products, and found in more than 450 alloys.
The Quebrada Blanca mine is situated in Tarapaca Region of northern Chile at an elevation of 4,400 metres, roughly 240 kilometres southeast of the city of Iquique and 1,500 kilometres from Santiago.