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  Copper Mining at Chuquicamata - NASA Earth Observatory

  The Chuquicamata mine in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the deepest open-pit mines in the world, second only to Bingham Canyon in Utah. The extraction of huge stores of copper has hollowed out the landscape; the largest pit at the site reaches a depth of approximately 1,000 meters (3,300 feet). Evidence of mining here dates as far back as …

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  Copper Mining at Chuquicamata - visibleearth.nasa.gov

  2024126 · Copper Mining at Chuquicamata Located in northern Chile, one of the deepest open-pit mines in the world has transitioned underground to extract valuable metals.

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  Codelco strikes deal with Microsoft to fast-track ... - MINING…

  2021524 · Mining trucks at Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile. (File image) Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, said on Monday it had struck a deal with tech giant Microsoft ...

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  Mine de Chuquicamata — Wikipédia

  202474 · La mine de Chuquicamata, au Chili, est la plus grande mine de cuivre à ciel ouvert du monde. Située dans le désert d'Atacama au nord du Chili à 15 km de la ville de Calama et à 250 km au nord-est d' Antofagasta, cette mine contient à elle seule 13 % des réserves mondiales de cuivre 1 . La mine est située entre 2 700 et 3 000 m d ...

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  Geology of the Chuquicamata Mine: A Progress Report

  200131 · Chuquicamata, in northern Chile, is the world’s greatest copper orebody. It was controlled, from the initial intrusions (probably at 36–33 Ma) through mineralization (last major hydrothermal event at 31 Ma) to postmineral brecciation and offset, by the West fault system. East porphyry, West porphyry, Banco porphyry, and Fine Texture ...

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  Chuquicamata strike to dent Chile’s copper output - MINING…

  2019628 · About 3,200 unionized workers at Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile returned to the operation on Friday, ending a two-week strike that lifted the metal’s price and triggered fresh ...

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  Chuquicamata, biggest open pit copper mine, Calama, Chile

  20231220 · Big haul truck and machinery working in Chuquicamata. Stock image.

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  ABB, TAKRAF commission Chuquicamata conveyor

  2020928 · ABB, TAKRAF commission Chuquicamata conveyor Swiss-Swedish engineering company ABB and German mining technology firm TAKRAF have completed the commissioning and testing of the world's most powerful gearless conveyor drive system at the Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile.

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  Codelco to invest $720m more in Chuquicamata copper mine

  2024119 · Chile's State-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, submitted an environmental permit request on Thursday to modify its Chuquicamata Subterranea project at a cost of $720-million ...

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  Major Mines & Projects | Chuquicamata Mine

  Codelco Corp. (operator) 100 %. Indirect. Codelco Corp. develops business in seven mining divisions: Chuquicamata, Minister Hales, Radomiro Tomic, Gabriela Mistral, Salvador, Andina and El Teniente, in addition to the Ventanas Refinery. The deposits and plants belong to the State of Chile, which grants company the power to exploit and manage them.

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