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

Tierra Amarilla

Photo: Seba Flores, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tierra Amarilla is a Chilean commune and city in Copiapó Province, Atacama Region. Tierra Amarilla is situated 7 km northeast of Candelaria mine.

Candelaria mine

Type: Industry
Description: copper deposit in Atacama Region
Category: mine
Location: Atacama, Chile, South America
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Latitude

-27.52036° or 27° 31′ 13″ south

Longitude

-70.3062° or 70° 18′ 22″ west

Open location code

574FFMHV+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata ID

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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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rajo Candelaria and Planta Fotovoltaica Tierra.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: TK29 and Enlace Hidráulico CCMC.

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