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Besides gold, indigenous people in Chile also mined native copper and copper minerals, producing copper bracelets, earrings and weapons. The use of copper in Chile can be traced to 500 BC . [ 1 ] While Pre-Hispanic Mapuche tools are known to have been relatively simple and made of wood and stone, a few them were made of copper and bronze .
Northern Chile forms part of the Lithium Triangle with substantial reserves in the form of brine. The explosive growth in electric vehicles since 2015 has triggered increased demand. Chile is the main producer of lithium from brine. [13] Until 2017, when it was surpassed by Australia, Chile was the over-all main producer of lithium. [14]
Pages in category "History of mining in Chile" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
History of mining in Chile (2 C, 10 P) I. Iron mining in Chile (1 C, 2 P) M. ... Pages in category "Mining in Chile" The following 10 pages are in this category, out ...
By the 1850s, the rush was in decline and lucrative silver mining definitively ended in the 1870s. At the same time, mining activity in Chile reoriented to saltpetre operations. Exports of Chilean silver alongside copper and wheat were instrumental in helping Chile to prevent default on its independence debt in London. [1]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions ... This is a list of mines in Chile organized by product. Copper ... Candelaria mine; El Indio Gold Belt;
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 ...
People who have held the position Minister of Mining in the government of Chile. Pages in category "Ministers of mining of Chile" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.