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2. Chilean Iron Belt - Wikipedia

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   The Chilean Iron Belt is a geological province rich in iron ore deposits in northern Chile. It extends as a north-south beld along the western part of the Chilean regions of Coquimbo and Atacama, chiefly between the cities of La Serena and Taltal. [1] [2] The belt follows much of the Atacama Fault System and is about 600 km long and 25 km broad ...

3. El Indio Gold Belt - Wikipedia

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   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. In Chile ...

4. List of mines in Chile - Wikipedia

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   1 Copper. 2 Gold. 3 Silver. 4 Titanium. ... This is a list of mines in Chile organized by product. Copper ... El Indio Gold Belt; El Toqui mine;

5. Copiapó - Wikipedia

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   The copper obtained by pirquineros (miners) goes to the copper smelter at Paipote. Agriculture is the second-largest source of income in this area. It consists largely of grape production, with olives, tomatoes, avocados and some citrus fruits also produced as commodity crops.

6. Geology of Chile - Wikipedia

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   Chuquicamata copper mine in 1984. Chile has the world's largest copper reserves, and is the largest producer and exporter of the metal. [3] Notable copper mines include Chuquicamata and Escondida. Chile accounts for five percent of the Western Hemisphere's gold production, of which 41 percent is a by-product of copper extraction. [3]

7. Analysis: Chile's big copper producers cheer price spike ...

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   Mining firms in Chile, the world's No.1 copper producer, are cheering a rally in the price of the red metal that hit a 10-year high this week, but warned that costs could rise as labor unions and ...

8. Codelco copper smelter restart delayed -Chile mining minister

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   The reactivation of a smelter belonging to Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, will take more time than expected, the country's mining minister Baldo Prokurica said ...

9. 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 ...