# Fluor receives full notice to proceed on Sierra Gorda copper mine expansion in Chile

Fluor Corporation received full notice to proceed under its EPC management contract with Sierra Gorda Sociedad Contractual Minera for the Fourth Grinding Line Expansion Project at the Sierra Gorda copper-molybdenum mine in Chile. The brownfield expansion will increase ore-processing capacity from 130,000 to 165,000 tonnes per day.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-11-04
- Where: Antofagasta Region, approximately 60 km south of Calama, Chile
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 165,000 tonnes per day (from 130,000)
- 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

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261104507010/en/Fluor-Granted-Full-Notice-to-Proceed-on-Sierra-Gordas-Fourth-Grinding-Line-Expansion-Project-in-Chile), 2026-11-04: "Having supported the original development, we are pleased to bring our knowledge of the operation and global project delivery expertise to this next phase of growth."

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