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Several of Chile's key exports were out-competed [34] [35] and Chile's silver mining income dropped. [34] In the mid-1870s, Peru nationalized its nitrate industry, affecting both British and Chilean interests. [33] Contemporaries considered the crisis the worst ever in independent Chile. [33]
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]
Date: 1830–1850: Location: Norte Chico Mountains, Chile: Cause: Major discoveries of silver in Chañarcillo in 1832 and Tres Puntas in 1848: Participants: Chilean miners: Outcome: Influx of silver miners led to the rapid demographic, infrastructural, and economic expansion of mining and non-mining industries in the Norte Chico mountain region of Chile
Chañarcillo is a town and mine in the Atacama Desert of Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile, located near Vallenar and 60 km from Copiapó. It is noted for its silver mining . The town grew after the Chañarcillo silver mine, discovered on May 16, 1832, by Juan Godoy , [ 1 ] sparked the Chilean silver rush . [ 2 ]
The Law establishes a specific tax on mining activities, which came in force on January 1, 2006 consisting of a sliding scale according to copper production from nothing below 12,000 tonnes p.a. to 5% above 50,000 tonnes p.a. on production in excess of 12,000 tonnes p.a. Foreign companies that signed a DL 600 contract before Dec 1 2004 and are ...
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.
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