Chuquicamata

Summary

Chuquicamata is a copper mine^[1]. Chuquicamata ranks in the top 4% of copper_mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chuquicamata is located in Calama^[3].
• Chuquicamata is in the country of Chile^[4].
• Chuquicamata's instance of is recorded as copper mine^[5].
• Chuquicamata's instance of is recorded as gold mine^[6].
• Chuquicamata is operated by Codelco^[7].
• Chuquicamata's Commons category is recorded as Chuquicamata Mine^[8].
• 1915 marks the founding of Chuquicamata^[9].
• Chuquicamata's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -22.29055556, 'lon': -68.90194444}^[10].
• Chuquicamata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chuquicamata Mine^[11].
• Chuquicamata's Commons gallery is recorded as Chuquicamata^[12].
• Chuquicamata's described at URL is recorded as https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/research/data/2025/global-mining-dataset^[13].
• Chuquicamata's product or material produced is recorded as copper^[14].
• Chuquicamata sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2500'}^[15].
• Chuquicamata's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1000'}^[16].

Body

Geography

Chuquicamata is in the country of Chile^[4]. Chuquicamata is located in Calama^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chuquicamata sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2500'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include copper mine^[5] and gold mine^[6].

History and Context

1915 marks the founding of Chuquicamata^[9].

Why It Matters

Chuquicamata ranks in the top 4% of copper_mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month).^[2] Chuquicamata has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]