# Rockwell Automation awarded $50M contract for Chuquicamata underground mine

Rockwell Automation has been awarded a $50 million contract by Codelco to supply control and information systems for the Chuquicamata underground mine in Chile. The project is part of a $4.3 billion transformation of the open-pit mine into an underground operation.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-17
- Where: Chuquicamata, Chile, Chile
- Value: $50.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: control and information systems for block-caving mining
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Rockwell Automation](https://endata.com/companies/2401.md)
- [Codelco](https://endata.com/companies/8745.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [miningdigital.com](https://miningdigital.com/supply-chain-and-operations/rockwell-automation-given-development-contract-chuquicamata-underground-mine), 2020-05-17: "We are pleased that Codelco has selected us for this epic mining project."

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