Candelaria mine
The Candelaria mine is a large open pit and underground copper-gold mine located in northern Chile in the Atacama Region. Candelaria has Proven and Probable Reserves of 676 million tonnes of ore grading 0.53% copper, 0.13 g/t gold, and 1.79 g/t silver; containing 3.58 million tonnes of copper, 3.0 million oz of gold and 39 million oz of silver.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantoco and Tierra Amarilla.
Nantoco
Village
Photo: Seba Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nantoco is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Candelaria mine.
Tierra Amarilla
Town
Photo: Seba Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tierra Amarilla is a Chilean commune and city in Copiapó Province, Atacama Region. According to the 2012 census, the commune population was 12,898 and has an area of 11,191 km2. Tierra Amarilla is situated 7 km northeast of Candelaria mine.
Candelaria mine
- Type: Industry
- Description: copper deposit in Atacama Region
- Category: gold mine
- Location: Atacama, Chile, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.52036° or 27° 31′ 13″ southLongitude
-70.3062° or 70° 18′ 22″ westOpen location code
574FFMHV+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 338261603OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q16256407
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Candelaria mine” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mina Candelaria”
- French: “mine de Candelaria”
- French: “Mine de Candelaria”
- Spanish: “Mina Candelaria”
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