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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 ...
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]
This is a list of mines in Chile organized by product. Copper. Candelaria mine; Mantos Blancos mine; Mantoverde mine; Escondida; Chanarcillo; Los Pelambres mine;
BHP wants Anglo's prized copper assets in Chile and Peru. ... Quellaveco and Los Bronces mines in Chile and Peru, with rich copper deposits making them longer life assets. It aims to raise output ...
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 ...
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile.They were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005, as a testament to the historical importance of saltpeter mining in Chile and the culture and social agenda that developed around it in the late 19th century.
Chile's top private miners see as "very good news" what they called a "change of tack" by senators considering a stiffer tax on mining royalties that was approved by congress's lower house last ...
The British consul in Chile correctly predicted in 1825 that the area around the mouth of Biobío River would be a centre of coal industry. [9] It was however not until the mid-19th century that large scale coal mining began in the region. [10] [3] The initial trigger of coal mining was the arrival of steamships to the port of Talcahuano.