El Toqui mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
  El Toqui Location in Chile | |
| Region | Aysén Region |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 45°02′05″S 71°56′34″W / 45.03472°S 71.94278°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper, gold, silver, lead |
| Owner | |
| Company | Sociedad Contractual Minera El Toqui |
El Toqui mine is a polymetallic zinc-gold mine in Chile. Besides silver and lead are also mined in El Toqui.[1] The mine is owned by Laguna Gold through its wholly owned subsidiary company Sociedad Contractual Minera el Toqui.[2] Laguna Gold purchased the mine from Nyrstar in 2016.[3] Nyrstar had owned the mine since its 2011 purchase of Breakwater Resources which had in turn purchased it from Barrick Gold Corporation in 1997.[4]
The mine is powered by a 4 Mw diesel power plant and a 2 Mw hydroelectric power plant.[1]
As of 2025 the mine was exporting zinc concentrate to Lianyungang in China through the port of Chacabuco in Aysén Fjord.[5]
See also
- Cutter Cove, a polymetallic copper-gold-zinc mine near the Strait of Magellan last active in 1974
- Los Domos, a nearby gold mine project
References
- ^ a b "Sociedad Contractual Minera El Toqui". guiaminera.cl. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ Canadian & American Mines Handbook. Toronto, Ontario: Business Information Group. October 2004. p. 85. ISBN 0919336612.
- ^ "Nyrstar sells El Toqui mine for $25 million to Laguna Gold Limited". Reuters. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
- ^ "Breakwater to Suspend Milling At Chilean Mine For Three Months". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "Minera Pacífico del Sur realiza segundo embarque de concentrado de zinc rumbo a China". Reporte Minero & Energético (in Spanish). 2025-05-05. Retrieved 2025-05-05.