Fundición Caletones
Fundición Caletones or simply Caletones is a copper smelter plant in the Andes of Central Chile in Chile's O'Higgins Region in the Machalí commune. The smelter is integrated with the nearby copper mine of El Teniente, and both are owned by Codelco.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,580 metres (5,180 feet)
- …is also known as “Caletones”
- Description: Smelting hut
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Latitude
-34.10661° or 34° 6′ 24″ south
Longitude
-70.45062° or 70° 27′ 2″ west
Open location code
47QFVGVX+9Q
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From German to Spanish—“Fundición Caletones” goes by many names.
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