Chuquicamata mining complex

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:coal
gptkbp:annualProduction over 300,000 tonnes of copper
gptkbp:employs thousands of workers
gptkbp:environmentalImpact significant
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chuquicamata mining complex
gptkbp:length 4.3 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Antofagasta_Region
gptkbp:maximumDepth over 850 meters
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:coal
gptkbp:namedAfter Chuquicamata (local indigenous name)
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Calama
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest open-pit copper mines in the world
longest continuously operated copper mine
gptkbp:opened 1915
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Codelco
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Government_of_Chile
gptkbp:product gptkb:gold
copper
silver
molybdenum
gptkbp:reservationStatus over 1 billion tonnes of ore
gptkbp:transferredTo underground mining in 2019
gptkbp:website https://www.codelco.com/chuquicamata
gptkbp:width 3 kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chuquicamata_underground_mine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7