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SLIDESHOW: Chile turns world’s largest open pit copper mine into an underground operation

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 06, 2013 | 8:30 am Base Metals Top Companies Europe Latin America Copper 

Located 2,870 metres above sea level in Northern Chile, the Chuquicamata mine is without question one of the jewels in the crown of Codelco, the world’s No. 1 copper producer. But the centenary mine has only ten more productive years...

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