Escondida Mine
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Escondida Mine
Summary
Escondida Mine is a copper mine[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of copper_mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Escondida Mine is located in Antofagasta Region[3].
- Escondida Mine is in the country of Chile[4].
- Escondida Mine's instance of is recorded as copper mine[5].
- Escondida Mine's instance of is recorded as quarry[6].
- Escondida Mine is owned by BHP Group[7].
- Escondida Mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group[8].
- Escondida Mine is owned by International Finance Corporation[9].
- Escondida Mine is owned by Jeco[10].
- Escondida Mine is operated by Minera Escondida[11].
- Escondida Mine is operated by BHP Group[12].
- Escondida Mine's Commons category is recorded as Escondida Mine[13].
- 1990 marks the founding of Escondida Mine[14].
- Escondida Mine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -24.27, 'lon': -69.07}[15].
- Escondida Mine's official website is recorded as https://www.bhp.com/our-businesses/minerals-americas/escondida/[16].
- Escondida Mine's described at URL is recorded as https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/research/data/2025/global-mining-dataset[17].
- Escondida Mine's product or material produced is recorded as silver[18].
Body
Geography
Escondida Mine is in the country of Chile[4]. It is located in Antofagasta Region[3].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include copper mine[5] and quarry[6].
History and Context
1990 marks the founding of Escondida Mine[14]. Owners include BHP Group[7], a business[19], in Australia[20], founded in 2001[21], headquartered in Melbourne[22]; Rio Tinto Group[8], a group of companies[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1873[25], headquartered in Melbourne[26]; International Finance Corporation[9], an international financial institution[27], in United States[28], founded in 1956[29], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[30]; and Jeco[10], a business[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1952[33].
Why It Matters
Escondida Mine ranks in the top 7% of copper_mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]