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1947 map of mines in Chile. The mining sector in Chile is one of the pillars of Chilean economy and copper exports alone stands for more than one third of government income. Most mining in Chile is concentrated to the Norte Grande region spanning most of the Atacama Desert. Mining products of Chile includes copper, gold, silver, molybdenum ...
Pages in category "Gold mines in Chile" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Candelaria mine;
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. 33 men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance and were rescued after ...
Chilean copper mining of high-grade oxidized copper minerals and melted with charcoal produced 80,000 to 85,000 tons of copper in the 1541–1810 period. [1] Gold, silver and copper from Chilean mining begun to be exported directly to Spain via the Straits of Magellan and Buenos Aires in the 18th century. [17]
Santa Teresa Minerals currently has, directly and indirectly through various equity interests, mining rights in exploration projects, "Free Gold", the "Casuto Project," consisting of Los Azules 1 ...
This is a list of mines in Chile organized by product. Copper. Candelaria mine; ... Candelaria mine; El Indio Gold Belt; El Toqui mine; Madre de Dios Mine; Maricunga ...
The El Indio Gold Belt is a mineral-rich region spanning the border between Chile and Argentina that contains large quantities of gold, silver and copper. On both sides of the border the belt is located within the Andes. [1] The El Indio mine within the district was the first modern mine in Chile to produce gold as its main product.
Last month, after reporting on the twin battles Barrick Gold was waging in Chile at its Pascua Lama mining project, a commenter said the gold miner was playing a game of chess with the country ...