# Fluor awarded EPC contract for Sierra Gorda copper mine expansion in Chile

Fluor Corporation received full notice to proceed under an engineering, procurement and construction management contract with Sierra Gorda Sociedad Contractual Minera for the Fourth Grinding Line Expansion Project in Chile. The brownfield expansion will increase ore-processing capacity from 130,000 to 165,000 tonnes per day.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-06
- Where: Antofagasta Region, Chile, Chile
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 165,000 tonnes per day
- Products: copper-molybdenum ore processing
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Fluor](https://endata.com/companies/901.md)
- [Sierra Gorda Sociedad Contractual Minera](https://endata.com/companies/15779.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [crown.co.za](https://www.crown.co.za/modern-mining/industry-news/38727-fluor-granted-notice-to-proceed-on-sierra-gorda-s-fourth-grinding-line-expansion-project-in-chile), 2026-11-06: "Fluor is proud to continue our long-standing relationship with SGSCM to support this important expansion of its copper operations in Chile."

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