At 2,850 metres above sea level in the Atacama desert, Chuquicamata became so deep that it had to be reversed: to move from open-pit mining to an underground mine under the old crater. A technical and symbolic challenge that extends the life of this mining giant for another 50 years. More
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At 2,850 metres above sea level in the Atacama desert, Chuquicamata became so deep that it had to be reversed: to move from open-pit mining to an underground mine under the old crater. A technical and symbolic challenge that extends the life of this mining giant for another 50 years. More