The Talabre dam project is for Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, was awarded to a team that also includes Chilean companies Conpax and Valko.
Key aspects of the project include a 19km extension to the length of the tailings dam that is used to store by-products of mining operations.
The work is the eighth stage in the dam extension.
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