Chuquicamata (/ tʃ uː k iː k ə ˈ m ɑː t ə / choo-kee-kə-MAH-tə; referred to as Chuqui for short) is the largest open pit copper mine in terms of excavated volume in the world. [citation needed] It is located in the north of Chile, just outside Calama, at 2,850 m (9,350 ft) above sea level.

Jan 25, 2024 · The Chuquicamata mine in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the deepest open-pit mines in the world, second only to Bingham Canyon in Utah. The extraction of huge stores of copper has hollowed out the landscape; the largest pit at the site reaches a depth of approximately 1,000 meters (3,300 feet).

May 3, 2024 · The Chuquicamata mine, located in northern Chile, is one of the largest open-pit copper mines and the second deepest open-pit mine in the world. Popularly known as Chuqui, the mine has been operating since 1910.

Mar 20, 2014 · In 1911, copper deposits were discovered north of Calama and quickly exploited by the US Anaconda Copper Mining Company. It grew into the largest open-pit copper mine in the world, producing more than 600,000 tons of copper annually.

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile has minimal vegetation. But it has ample mineral wealth: large amounts of copper, gold, silver, and other industrial metals. This includes the world’s largest open pit copper mine and the second deepest open pit—the Chuquicamata Mine.

Chuquicamata, mining and smelting centre, northern Chile. It lies near Calama at 9,350 feet (2,850 metres) above sea level and is the largest open-pit mine in the world. Large-scale operations started in 1915.

May 5, 2019 · The Chuquicamata (Chuqui) open-pit copper mine in Northern Chile is being converted into an underground mine to exploit the remaining resources and extend its mine life. Sandvik is supplying digital technologies such as AutoMine and OptiMine solutions for the Chuquicamata underground project. Image courtesy of Sandvik AB.

Chuquicamata Mine, world's largest open-pit copper mine, located in the northern Atacama Desert in Chile, approximately 150 miles northeast of the port city of Antofagasta. At 9,500 feet above sea level, it measures 2 miles in length, 1.5 miles in width, and almost half a mile in depth.

Sep 26, 2024 · The Santo Domingo Project is a fully permitted open pit copper-iron-gold mine located in the Atacama region of Chile. The mine is 100% owned by Capstone Copper, a Canada-based copper producer. It is operated by Minera Santo Domingo Sociedad Contractual Minera (MSD), a Chilean holding company.

Nov 12, 2020 · Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has extended mining at its century-old open pit Chuquicamata mine for an extra year as the operation has yielded more than 30,000 tonnes of...