Minera Escondida
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Minera Escondida is one of the world’s largest and most productive copper mines, located in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mine
ⓘ
open-pit mine ⓘ |
| commodity | copper ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
important source of fiscal revenue for Chile
ⓘ
major contributor to Chilean copper exports ⓘ |
| elevation | over 3000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| employs | thousands of workers ⓘ |
| environment | high-altitude desert ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
concentrator plant
ⓘ
desalination plant ⓘ leach pads ⓘ oxide plant ⓘ |
| hasPit |
Escondida Norte pit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Escondida pit NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaldívar (nearby associated operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Antofagasta Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atacama Desert ⓘ northern Chile ⓘ |
| majorityOwner | BHP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| nearCity | Antofagasta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | BHP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | porphyry copper deposit ⓘ |
| owner |
BHP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JECO NERFINISHED ⓘ JECO 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Tinto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
electrowinning
ⓘ
flotation ⓘ leaching ⓘ solvent extraction ⓘ |
| product |
cathode copper
ⓘ
copper ⓘ copper concentrate ⓘ gold (by-product) ⓘ silver (by-product) ⓘ |
| regulator | Government of Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | mining industry ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the world’s largest copper mines
ⓘ
one of the world’s most productive copper mines ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1990 ⓘ |
| usesResource |
electric power
ⓘ
sea water (desalinated) ⓘ |
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