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2. Mining in Chile - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Outline of Chile - Wikipedia

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   Click over the map to obtain a topographic map of the region and its toponymy. Geography of Chile. Chile is: a country; Location: Southern Hemisphere; Western Hemisphere. Latin America. South America. Southern Cone; Time zones: Easter Island – UTC-06, October–March UTC-05; Rest of Chile (Except Magallanes Region)– UTC-04, October–March ...

5. Falconbridge Nickel Mines - Wikipedia

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   Expansion continued in the 1990s, with a new mine in Sudbury, and one at Raglan in northern Quebec, though Falconbridge lost the bidding war with Inco for the deposit at Voisey's Bay. [4] The new century saw more acquisitions, including the Montcalm mine in Timmins, the Kabanga project in Tanzania, and the Lomas Bayas mine in Chile.

6. Regions of Chile - Wikipedia

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   Each region was given a Roman numeral, followed by a name (e.g. IV Región de Coquimbo, read as "fourth region of Coquimbo" in Spanish).When the regional structure was created, Roman numerals were assigned in ascending order from north to south, with the northernmost region designated as I (first) and the southernmost region as XII (twelfth).

7. Chile closes state copper smelter that polluted bay for decades

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   Chile's state-owned copper mining giant Codelco on Wednesday shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with toxic gases and turning it, along with 15 other ...

8. Today in History: The Chilean miners are finally rescued - AOL

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   Five years ago today, all 33 of the Chilean miners who were trapped for 69 days in a cave in northern Chile were rescued. The world watched with bated breath as the last of the miners was pulled up.

9. Geography of Chile - Wikipedia

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   Köppen climate classification zones of Chile Vegetation map of Chile. Since Chile extends from a point about 625 km (388 mi) north of the Tropic of Capricorn to a point hardly more than 1,400 km (870 mi) north of the Antarctic Circle, a broad selection of the Earth's climates can be found in this country. Therefore, geographically, the country ...