Gold mines in Chile

mine in Chile

thumb|300px|Location of the La Escondida and Chuquicamata copper mines in Chile thumb|200px|False color satellite image of Escondida (bottom) and neighbouring Zaldívar mines (top), April 2000 Escondida is a large open-pit copper mine at elevation in the Atacama Desert in Antofagasta Region, Chile. It has for decades been one of world's most productive copper mines and is the mine that leads in copper and gold production in Chile. In 2019 it was estimated that the mine and its ancillary industries generated 2.5% of Chile's GDP. The mine's produce is largely exported to China as ore concentrate

copper-gold mine located near Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile