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Mining in the Atacama Region, Chile

Mining in the Atacama Region, Chile

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Information
Cerro Blanco today
Historical Resources
Map of Cerro Blanco
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Informative Chart
Place: Cerro Blanco
Commune Copiapó
UTM Location: E388.100 / N68.99.400
Height: 2110 m
Location: 21.5 km SW Los Loros (direct line)
Path: 87 kms from Copiapó
Status: Abandoned with prospecting and small scale mining, large projects under development.
Mineralization: Ag (silver) with Cu in veins

Pic pueblo Cerro Blanco
Village (ruins)
The town of Cerro Blanco is still present: Church, the post offices. . .

Pic minas de Cerro Blanco
Mines
Agua Amarilla
Coquimbana
Mollaca

Cementerio de Cerro Blanco Pic
Cemetery
The small cemetery in the middle of a creek with winding tower behind.

Pic - Caminos de Cerro Blanco
Infrastructure
In the Cerro Blanco sector, a large number of historic infrastructural works can be observed.
Road to Coquimbana mine
Cableway

Pic Estadistica Lomas Bayas
Statistics

Pic listado Lomas Bayas
List of the mines
A listing of all historic mines with historical production information and owners . . .

Pic Textos historicos
Historical literature

Domeyko (1846)
Francisco Aracena (1884)
San Roman (1894)
Text Yunge (1910)

Cerro Blanco en Route Copiapó - Yerbas Buenas
Ruta Cerro Blanco - Yerbas Buenas

Nearby
Road to Cerro Blanco - Y. Buenas
Oasis Fraguita
Dadín Pass
Los Loros
El Maray
Carrizalillo Creek

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Carta detalle de Cerro Blanco
Map of the Cerro Blanco district (Atacama)

 

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