Copper Mining at Chuquicamata

Located in northern Chile, one of the deepest open-pit mines in the world has transitioned underground to extract valuable metals.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published January 26, 2024
Data acquired January 4, 2024

Source:

Landsat 9 > OLI-2