Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
This is a list of mines in Chile organized by product. Copper. Candelaria mine; ... Maricunga Gold Mine; Pascua Lama; San José Mine; Silver. Candelaria mine;
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.
Chile's mining sector is seeing a dramatic overhaul since the government announced a plan in April to boost state control of the country's vast lithium reserves, seen as key to the transition away ...
4 South America. Toggle South America subsection. 4.1 Peru. 5 Europe. ... The following are lists of gold mines and are subsidiary to the list of mines article and ...
The Candelaria mine is a large open pit and underground copper-gold mine located in northern Chile in the Atacama Region.Candelaria has Proven and Probable Reserves of 676 million tonnes of ore grading 0.53% copper, 0.13 g/t gold, and 1.79 g/t silver; containing 3.58 million tonnes of copper, 3.0 million oz of gold and 39 million oz of silver. [1]
The El Morro mine is one of the largest gold mines in Chile and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the north of the country in the Atacama Region. [1] The mine has estimated reserves of 6.7 million oz of gold. The mine also holds reserves amounting to 449.5 million tonnes of ore grading 0.49% copper. [1]
BHP wants Anglo's prized copper assets in Chile and Peru. Its $49 billion, or 31.11 pounds sterling ($39.38) a share, attempt failed in May, but BHP did not rule out a renewed offer.