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	TRIPS TO CHILE: COPPER MINE CHUQUICAMATA Geographic location: In II the Region, province of Antofagasta. Altitude: 3.000m Distance of Calama: 18 km Distance of Antofagasta: 250 km Chuquicamata is a mining population located in a barren plateau of Chilean the $andes, where is the greater open-cast copper mine of the world, well-known from the pre-Columbian time. It represents the greater cuprífera production of Chile and is one of copper the more important reserves of the world, as much by his spread, as by the high law of his mineral. History tells that they were the chucos Indians first in discovering the properties of the copper, that abounded in the desert of Atacama. From them the name of Chuquicamata comes, that also means “point of the spear” and “Earth limit of the chucos”. The mineral one was fused in furnaces constructed in the shore of the Salado river, during the invasion of the Incas. Later, the Spaniards Diego de Almagro and Pedro de Valdivia, were worth of copper to reclaim the horseshoes of the horses. The mine continued being exploded by which they arrived at the zone. In 1879, after the war of the Pacific, this region of immense wealth happened to Chilean hands. In 1882 the first industrial task in the sector settled. In year 1971 a constitutional amendment was dictated in which the nationalization of copper was stipulated; this meant the total property of this mine on the part of the Chilean State. At the moment it belongs to Codelco Chile one of the one hundred majors companies of the world and the main ones in metallic mining. The mine is characterized to contain copper to earth flower, reason why it is operated to abierto edge, in an extension of similar elliptical form to an amphitheater of 3,600 meters in length, 1,600 meters in width and of 430 meters of depth. This mining complex account with an important and modern infrastructure mining-industrialist. It consists of two open-cast deposits: Chuquicamata and Sur. For the elaboration of the mineral there are two sulfurated mineral and mineral plants oxidized for South mine, electronic refinery, copper smelting, plant of recovery of molybdenum, noble metals and sulfuric acid plant. The possibility exists of visiting the mineral through complete tour organized by the Department of Public Relations of Codelco Chile, Monday through Friday. Before the visit he is advisable to consider the altitude.

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TRIPS TO CHILE: COPPER MINE CHUQUICAMATA

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COPPER MINE CHUQUICAMATA