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Chile · Open pit

Opened: 1990
Region: Antofagasta Region
Status: Active
Country: Chile
Type: Open pit
Latitude: -24.27
Longitude: -69.07

Notes

The largest copper mine on Earth — over a million tonnes a year, roughly 5 % of world supply — in the Atacama at 3,100 m, running on desalinated seawater pumped up from the coast.

Commodities

Molybdenum Gold Copper Silver

Referenced by

element

Copper Gold Molybdenum Silver

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