The most important mineral product of northern chile is?
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copper
Chile
northern chile most important mineral
Chile Geology of Chile History of mining in Chile Atacama Desert Mining in Chile El Tatio Arica Antofagasta PLC 2010 Copiapó mining accident Economy of Chile
<b>Chile</b> officially <b>the</b> Republic of <b>Chile</b> is a South American country occupying a 
long, narrow strip of land between <b>the</b> Andes to <b>the</b> east and <b>the</b> Pacific Ocean to 
<b>the</b> west. It borders Peru to <b>the north</b>, Bolivia to <b>the</b> northeast, Argentina to <b>the</b> 
east, and ... In <b>the</b> 19th century, <b>Chile</b> saw <b>significant</b> economic and territorial 
growth,&nbsp;... <b>The</b> geology of Chile is a characterized by processes linked to subduction such 
as volcanism, ... <b>Northern Chilean mineral</b> resources are a <b>major</b> economic 
resources, and <b>the</b> country is <b>the</b> leading producer of copper, lithium and 
molybdenum. During <b>most</b> of <b>Chile&#39;s</b> history, from 1500 to <b>the</b> present, <b>mining</b> has been an 
<b>important</b> ... Incas exploited placer gold in <b>the northern</b> half of <b>Chile</b> prior to <b>the</b> 
arrival of <b>the</b> Spanish. It has been claimed that <b>the</b> Inca Empire expanded into 
Diaguita&nbsp;... The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau in South 
America ... The Coastal Cliff of <b>northern Chile</b> west of the Chilean Coast Range is 
the main ... The desert has rich deposits of copper and other <b>minerals</b> and the 
world&#39;s <b>largest</b> natural supply of sodium nitrate (Chile saltpeter), which was 
mined&nbsp;... <b>The mining</b> sector in Chile is one of <b>the</b> pillars of Chilean economy and copper 
exports alone ... Although <b>the</b> relative <b>importance</b> of copper declined in <b>the</b> 1970s 
and 1980s, it was ... Thus, in a <b>major</b> step for Codelco, in 1995, it invited domestic 
and foreign <b>mining</b> firms to participate in four joint explorations in <b>northern Chile</b>. El Tatio is a geyser field located in the Andes Mountains of <b>northern Chile</b> at 
4,320 metres (14,170 ft) above mean sea level. Various etymologies have been 
proposed for the name &quot;El Tatio&quot;, which might mean &quot;oven&quot; or &quot;grandfather&quot;. It is 
the third-<b>largest</b> geyser field in the world and <b>the largest</b> in the Southern ... Both 
the Ministers of <b>Mining</b> and Energy cautioned against stigmatizing&nbsp;... Arica is a commune and a port city with a population of 222,619 in <b>the</b> Arica 
Province of <b>northern Chile</b>&#39;s Arica y Parinacota Region. It is Chile&#39;s northernmost 
city, being located only 18 km (11 mi) south of <b>the</b> ... Arica is an <b>important</b> port for 
a large inland region of South America. <b>The</b> city serves a free port for Bolivia and
&nbsp;... Antofagasta plc is a Chilean business that operates in various sectors of the 
economy. It is one of the <b>most important</b> conglomerates of Chile with equity 
participation in Antofagasta <b>Minerals</b>, the ... operating a railway between 
Antofagasta, a port on the Pacific Coast of <b>Northern Chile</b>, and La Paz, the capital 
City of Bolivia. <b>The</b> 2010 Copiapó <b>mining</b> accident, also known then as <b>the</b> &quot;Chilean <b>mining</b> 
accident&quot;, began on Thursday, 5 August 2010 with a cave-in at <b>the</b> San José 
copper–gold mine, located in <b>the</b> Atacama Desert 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of 
<b>the</b> regional capital of Copiapó, in <b>northern Chile</b>. ... Sanitation became an 
<b>important</b> issue in <b>the</b> hot, humid environment&nbsp;... The economy of <b>Chile</b> is a high-income economy as ranked by the World Bank, 
and is ... During 2012, <b>the largest</b> sectors by GDP were <b>mining</b> (mainly copper), 
business ... In the <b>northern</b> half of <b>Chile</b> cultivation is highly dependent on 
irrigation.
copper
Chile