Anglo American operations awarded The Copper Mark
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28 July 2026 |
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Anglo American operations in Peru and Chile recognised by The Copper Mark for responsible production practices |
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Anglo American announces that its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru and its three managed copper operations in Chile - the Los Bronces and El Soldado mines and Chagres smelter - have been awarded The Copper Mark following independent assessments against the Copper Mark criteria for responsible copper production.
These achievements mark the first award of The Copper Mark and The Molybdenum Mark for Quellaveco, while The Copper Mark awards were reaffirmed for the Los Bronces, El Soldado and Chagres operations in Chile, in addition to The Molybdenum Mark for Los Bronces, following their initial awards in 2022. Both Quellaveco and Los Bronces produce molybdenum as a by-product of their primary copper operations. In addition, all four sites have achieved their first Copper Mark Chain of Custody award, demonstrating their commitment to responsible sourcing and supply chain traceability.
Tony Power, CEO of Anglo American in Peru, said: "Our efforts to assess our value chain against independent third-party standards are an important point of both differentiation and confidence in the responsible production of our product for customers, end-users and other stakeholders. Quellaveco is a blueprint for responsible mining and I am delighted that we have received this important accolade in recognition of everything that we do to ensure we live up to our stakeholders' expectations in the responsible production of copper, a key metal for the energy transition and maturing economies globally."
Tzveta Tchorbadjieva, Interim CEO of Anglo American in Chile, said: "The reaffirmation of The Copper Mark achievement for our Los Bronces, El Soldado and Chagres operations reflects the sustained work of our teams to operate in accordance with the highest international standards, integrating sustainability into our decision-making. The Copper Mark not only recognises our performance but also strengthens trust with communities, regulators and investors, and supports our wider role in the responsible production of copper."
Michèle Brülhart, Executive Director of the Copper Mark said: "Congratulations to Quellaveco on successfully completing its first assurance cycle and earning these awards. It's important to highlight that Quellaveco represents Anglo American's fourth awarded site, alongside the Los Bronces, El Soldado, and Chagres operations in Chile. We look forward to deepening our relationship with companies like Anglo American that want to achieve assured responsible production."
The on-site process of assessing Quellaveco and reassessing Los Bronces, El Soldado and Chagres through the Copper Mark's Assurance Process began in October 2025. The sites were assessed against 33 performance areas, including environmental risk management, energy consumption, waste and tailings management, mine closure and reclamation, occupational health and safety, business integrity, community and stakeholder engagement, human rights and cultural heritage.
The Copper Mark is the leading assurance framework to promote responsible practices across the copper, molybdenum, nickel and zinc value chains. The organisation works with companies and organisations throughout these metals' value chains to enable them to better understand and meet the increasing demands for independently verified responsible practices, and to contribute positively to sustainable development.
For further information, please contact:
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UK James Wyatt-Tilby james.wyatt-tilby@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759
Marcelo Esquivel marcelo.esquivel@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891
Rebecca Meeson-Frizelle rebecca.meeson-frizelle@angloamerican.com Tel: + 44 (0)20 7968 1374
South Africa Nevashnee Naicker nevashnee.naicker@angloamerican.com Tel: +27 (0)11 638 3189
Ernest Mulibana Tel: +27 (0)82 263 7372
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UK Tyler Broda tyler.broda@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 1470
Emma den Hollander emma.denhollander@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 1452
Wade Haggarty wade.haggarty@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 1464
Nathan Morgan nathan.morgan@angloamerican.com Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 2154 |
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Notes:
Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients - future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. Our portfolio of world-class operations and outstanding mineral endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three businesses, positioning us to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.
Our integrated approach to sustainability and innovation drives our decision-making across the value chain, from how we discover new resources to how we mine, process, move and market our products to our customers - safely, efficiently and responsibly. Our Sustainability Strategy commits us to a series of stretching goals over different time horizons to ensure we build trust as a corporate leader, contribute to a healthy environment and help create thriving communities. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for our shareholders, for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, and for society as a whole. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people's lives.
Anglo American is currently implementing a number of major structural changes to unlock the inherent value in its portfolio and thereby accelerate delivery of its strategic priorities of Operational excellence, Portfolio optimisation, and Growth. The sale of our steelmaking coal and nickel businesses and the separation of our iconic diamond business (De Beers) continue to progress and once completed, will focus Anglo American on its world-class resource asset base in copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients.
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