Arauco coal basin
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The Arauco coal basin is a major coal-bearing geological region in south-central Chile known for its historic mining activity and significant coal reserves.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arauco coal mining district | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal basin
ⓘ
geological region ⓘ |
| containsResource | coal ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| developedSinceCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| economicActivity | coal mining ⓘ |
| extendsUnder |
Arauco Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal area of Biobío Region ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Miocene ⓘ |
| geologicalFormationType | sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| hasMiningHistory |
offshore coal exploitation studies
ⓘ
underground coal mining ⓘ |
| hasResourceType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | coal-bearing sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | important center of Chilean coal industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic coal mining
ⓘ
significant coal reserves ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Biobío Region
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ⓘ
south-central Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arauco Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Concepción
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ⓘ
Coronel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chilean coalfields ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coronel coalfield
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ⓘ
Lota coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | economic geologists ⓘ |
| studiedFor | coal resource assessment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Arauco coal mining district