Escondida Copper Mine, Atacama Desert
by NASA/Science Source
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Escondida Copper Mine, Atacama Desert
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NASA/Science Source
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View from space of the the impoundment area of Escondida Mine, located in Chile's Atacama Desert. The copper-bearing waste is poured into the impoundment area as a liquid (green region at image center) and dries to the lighter tan and gray color. The waste is held behind a retaining dam visible as a straight line at image lower left. The mine produces more copper than any other mine in the world -- almost 1.5 million tons in 2007.
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March 14th, 2013
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