Sarcheshmeh
| Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex | |
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| Location | |
 Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex
29°56′N 55°52′E / 29.93333°N 55.86667°ECoordinates: 29°56′N 55°52′E / 29.93333°N 55.86667°E |
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| Location | Sarcheshmeh |
| Province | Kermān Province |
| Country | Iran |
| Owner | |
| Company | IMIDRO |
| Website | http://www.imidro.org |
| Year of acquisition | 1972 |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
Sarcheshmeh (سرچشمه) is a large open cast copper mine in the Kerman Province of Iran, considered to be the second largest copper deposit worldwide. Also containing substantial amounts of molybdenum, gold and other rare metals.
The Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex is located 65 km southwest of Kerman and 50 km south of Rafsanjan. The region's altitude averages about 2600m, the highest spot of which approximates 3000m. Sarcheshmeh ore bodies, situated in the central part of Zagros ranges, consist of folded and faulted early tertiary volcano-sedimentary rocks.
Production units of Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex involve the mine itself, concentrator, smelter, refinery, foundries and leaching.
