El Arco mine

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| state/province = Baja California Sur

| country = Mexico

| owner = Grupo México

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| products = Copper

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The El Arco mine is a planned large copper mine located in the north-west of Mexico in Baja California. El Arco represents one of the largest copper reserve in Mexico and in the world having estimated reserves of 1.5 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.41% copper.{{cite web|url=http://www.southerncoppercorporation.com/ENG/intope/Pages/PGIntOperation.aspx#cuadros|title=El Arco mine|year=2013|publisher=southerncoppercorporation.com|accessdate=2013-06-22|archive-date=2013-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130830111751/http://www.southerncoppercorporation.com/ENG/intope/Pages/PGIntOperation.aspx#cuadros|url-status=dead}} As of 2021, the mine is planned to produce 190,000 tons of copper a year starting in 2027.{{cite web | last=Garcia | first=David Alire | title=EXCLUSIVE Mexico's top copper miner plans $3.1 bln Baja, refining spend | website=Reuters | date=2021-05-11 | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exclusive-mexicos-top-copper-miner-plans-31-bln-baja-refining-spend-2021-05-11/ | access-date=2022-07-17}}