Anaconda Copper

city in and county seat of Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States

Chuquicamata ( ; referred to as Chuqui for short) is the largest open pit copper mine in terms of excavated volume in the world. It is located in the north of Chile, just outside Calama, at above sea level. It is northeast of Antofagasta and north of the capital, Santiago. Flotation and smelting facilities were installed in 1952, and expansion of the refining facilities in 1968 made 500,000 tons annual copper production possible in the late 1970s. Previously part of Anaconda Copper, the mine is now owned and operated by Codelco, a Chilean state enterprise, since the Chilean nationalization of

town in Diego de Almagro commune, Chañaral Province, Chile

mine

American businessman (1841–1900)

smoke stack at Anaconda, Montana, USA

business

American businessman