La Coipa is a gold mine in the Andes and Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It lies 140 km northeast of the city of Copiapó at an altitude of 3,800 to 4,200 meters above sea level. The area of mine is cold, very arid, windy and experiences slight snowfall in winter. In 2023 it produced 4,759 kg of gold making it rank fourth in gold production in Chile, ahead of Collahuasi and after Escondida, Centinela and El Peñón. Exploration leading to the establishment of La Coipa mine begun in the late 1970s following the realization of the size of the El Indio deposit farther south. The deposit itself was discovered in the 1980–1982 period. It opened in 1993 and its mine closure is planned for 2032. It is fully owned by Kinross Gold since 2007 when the company bought out Goldcorp Inc. that owned 50% of the mining operation.