Chuquicamata Copper Mine
Chuquicamata is the largest open pit copper mine in terms of excavated volume in the world. It is located in the north of Chile, just outside Calama, at 2,850 m above sea level.Places in the Area
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Chuquicamata
Hamlet
Chuquicamata is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southwest of Chuquicamata Copper Mine.
Chuquicamata Copper Mine
- Copper mine
- …lies at an elevation of 2,500 metres (8,202 feet)
- Category: industry
- Location
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Latitude
-22.29227° or 22° 17′ 32″ south
Longitude
-68.90316° or 68° 54′ 11″ west
Open location code
579HP35W+3P
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In Other Languages
“Chuquicamata Copper Mine” goes by many names.
- French: “Mine de cuivre de Chuquicamata”
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