# Mitsui & Co. to build $623M desalination plant for BHP's Spence copper mine in Chile

Mitsui & Co., through a 50-50 joint venture with Tedagua, will build, own and operate a seawater desalination plant and water conveyance system for BHP's Spence copper mine in Chile. The project requires an investment of around $623 million and will supply fresh water via a 150km pipeline over 20 years.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-10-12
- Where: Mejillones port, about 60 km north of Antofagasta city, Chile
- Value: $623.0M
- Jobs: 5,000
- Status: announced
- Products: seawater desalination plant, water conveyance system
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Mitsui & Co.](https://endata.com/companies/10710.md)
- [BHP](https://endata.com/companies/8229.md) (customer)
- [ACS](https://endata.com/companies/25713.md) (partner)
- [Técnicas de Desalinización de Aguas (Tedagua)](https://endata.com/companies/27753.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mining.com](https://www.mining.com/mitsui-to-build-desalination-plant-for-bhps-spence-copper-mine-in-chile/), 2017-10-12: "Caitan will supply fresh water to Spence through a 150km-long pipeline, during a 20-year period."

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