Rajo Sur
Rajo Sur is a quarry in Machali, Cachapoal Province, O’Higgins Region. Rajo Sur is situated nearby to the peak Cerro Diablo, as well as near Cerro Lomas Bayas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Great Copper Mining and El Teniente.
Museum of the Great Copper Mining
Museum
Photo: Tae Sandoval Murgan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museum of the Great Copper Mining is situated 3½ km west of Rajo Sur.
El Teniente
Photo: Gbarindelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Teniente is the world's largest underground copper mine, located in the Andes Mountains of central Chile at an elevation of 2,300 metres above sea level. El Teniente is situated 2 km west of Rajo Sur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fundición Caletones.
Fundición Caletones
Hamlet
Photo: WeHaKa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Fundición Caletones is situated 9 km west of Rajo Sur.
Rajo Sur
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Machali, Cachapoal Province, O’Higgins Region, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-34.09514° or 34° 5′ 43″ southLongitude
-70.34898° or 70° 20′ 56″ westOperator
Codelco Chile División El TenienteOpen location code
47QFWM32+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1290253157OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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