Cuajone mine

Cuajone mine is a large copper mine located in the south of in Moquegua Region. Cuajone represents one of the largest copper reserves in Peru and in the world having estimated reserves of 1.6 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.57% copper.
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine in Peru
  • Also known as: Minas Cuajone

Cuajone mine

Latitude
-17.04366° or 17° 2′ 37″ south
Longitude
-70.72204° or 70° 43′ 19″ west
Elevation
3,344 metres (10,971 feet)
Open location code
57JFX74H+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32772716
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Geo­Names ID
3941902
Wiki­data ID
Q16509559
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Cuajone mine” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 夸霍内
  • Chinese: 誇霍內
  • French: mine de Cuajone
  • French: Mine de Cuajone
  • Macedonian: Рудник Куајоне
  • Macedonian: Рудникот Куајоне
  • Russian: Cuajone
  • Russian: Куахоне
  • Spanish: Cuajone
  • Spanish: Mina Cuajone

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