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The Mantos Blancos mine is a large
copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...
mine located in northern
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
in
Antofagasta Region The Antofagasta Region ( es, RegiĆ³n de Antofagasta, ) is one of Chile's sixteen first-order administrative divisions. The second-largest region of Chile in area, it comprises three provinces, Antofagasta, El Loa and Tocopilla. It is bordered t ...
. Mantos Blancos represents one of the largest
copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...
reserves in
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
and in the world having estimated reserves of 500 million tonnes of ore grading 1% copper.


See also

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List of mines in Chile This is a list of mines in Chile organized by product. Copper *Candelaria mine *Mantos Blancos mine *Mantoverde mine *Escondida *Chanarcillo *Los Pelambres mine *Chuquicamata *El Salvador mine Gold *Candelaria mine *El Indio Gold Belt *El Toqu ...
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Mining in Chile The mining sector in Chile is one of the pillars of Chilean economy and copper exports alone stands for more than one third of government income. Most mining in Chile is concentrated to the Norte Grande region spanning most of the Atacama Desert. ...


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Copper mines in Chile Mines in Antofagasta Region Surface mines in Chile {{Mine-stub