List of historical mines in the Atacama region, Chile

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List of mining districts
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Atacama Mining Map
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List of the mining districts of Atacama
No	Name	Information	links
1	District Chañarcillo (Ag) Bandurrias (Ag-Fe)	The most important historical mine of Ag in Atacama; inactive; veins and mantos, recovery of stockpile material. (1831 - 1908)	Starting List statistics
2	District Tres Puntas - Chimberos (Ag)	Silver mines, the second most important of the Atacama Region, near the Inca de Oro district. Currently inactive (1848 - 1922)	Starting List statistics history
3	District Lomas Bayas (Ag)	Abandoned silver mining district; one of 10 large historic districts of Atacama.	Starting Pueblo Minas statistics
4	District Cerro Blanco (Ag, Cu)	One of the great mining districts in Atacama. Several mines, currently in recovery of special metals, abandoned village.	Starting Village Minas Estadísticas
5	District Jarillas, El Bronce (Cu)	Mining district 60 km southwest of Vallenar. Several mines, smelter and mills; abandoned with recovery attempts; new projects nearby.	El Bronce San Bartolo Merceditas
6	District Agua Amarga (Ag)	An old mining district south of Vallenar. Mainly silver veins, abandoned. Between 1811 and 1843 he had his main activity.	Content Smelter Aris Mine Railroad
7	District El Morado	Mining district east of Domeyko village, mines are mostly abandoned. Mines, village and smelter.	El Morado Higirio
8	District Labrar (Co)	Historic mining district 40 kilometers south of Vallenar, mainly copper and cobalt.	Labrar Cobaltera Sarco El Cobre
9	District Capote (Au)	Gold mine north of Vallenar. Currently inactive, camp in ruins.	Capote
10	Astillas	Large historic mining district of iron, copper and manganese; large number of well-developed (abandoned) mines. Huge Railway sistems, partly still active. Related: Mina Colorados (Fe)	Content Coquimbana La Negra Porvenir
11	Carrizal Alto	Mining district between Vallenar and Copiapó, one of the largest industrial complexes in the region around 1880. Completely dismantled; activity of small scale mining and use of old stockpiles.	Carrizal Alto Canto del Agua (Chañarcitos)
12	Checo (de Cobre)	Mining district east of Punta de Cobre, major copper producer (silver and lead) - Checo de Plata and Checo de Plomo.	Content Checo San Jorge Descubridora Minas Condell
13	Pampa Larga	Sector south of Checo de Cobre, Cu.	Descubridora
14	District El Maray or Cabeza de Vaca	Mining district south of El Maray, mainly Cu, with tungsten (scheelite). Ex plant in Maray	Content Remolinos Planta El Maray
15	District Zapallar	Mining district north-east of El Maray, gold mining, semi-active.	Entrada La Manda
16	District Jesús María	Important mining center west of Copiapó, historical activity until today. Small scale mining (Pirquineros) and middle scale activities.	Fortuna Lidia San Francisco
17	District Imán (Fe)	Group of iron mines near Copiapó (Chamonate)	Bellavista Co. Imán
18	Amolanas (Cu)	Copper mine to the southeast of Lautaro, in the hills towards Cerro Blanco.	Amolanas Mine
19	District Punta de Cobre	Active mining district with several mines in production, at the side of Tierra Amarilla (Neighborhood: Ojancos y Ladrillos)	Punta de Cobre Agustinas Carola
20	District Ojancos	Historical Mining Sector (vetas) with many mines (Cu, Fe, Au) of high production: Related: Candelaria Mine	El Transito
21	District Ladrillos	Cu Mine (with little Ag) at the exit from Paipote to Chulo.	Eliza Elvira
22	District Garín	Located to the southeast of Copiapó, several historic mines, currently some activity by small scale mines (pirquineros). In the beginning more Ag.	Garín Viejo
23	District Cachiyuyo de Llampos (Cu, Mo)	Old mines, some working (pirquineros); Au and Cu with special minerals. (molibdenum and tungstene)	Starting Mina La Verde Rajo de Oro
24	Cachiyuyo de Oro (Au)	In the vicinity of Carrera Pinto (belongs to the sector Carrera Pinto - Puquios) mainly Au.	Starting Mina Andacollo Mina Carmen
25	District Puquios (Cu)	Major copper mining district. In conjunction with Carrera Pinto. Activity of small scale mines.	Starting Village Puquios statistics Sofía Mine
26	District Carrera Pinto	Mining District related to Puquios; several important works: Dulcinea and many other.	Entrada Carrera Pinto statistics Mina Sofía
27	Galleguillos	Mine in the sector Llano Morado, vein type - active (copper).
28	Llano Morado	Old mines between Morado and Los Pozos (Manto Verde)	La Borracha Carmencita Mina Morado
29	District Inca de Oro San Pedro de Cachiyuyo	Important mining center (Gold, little Cu) with vetiform deposits, generally underground, activity of well developed works and small scale mines. The Minas de San Pedro, Cachiyuyo (east of Inca de Oro) are copper mines.	Starting Las Guías California La Isla San Pedro
30	District Chañaral Alto / Mostazal	Dispersed old mines, current exploitation by small scale mining companies.	San Juan de Chañaral Alto
31	Franja Maricunga (Ag, Au)	Group of partially active mines; Ag-Au epithermals El Hueso: Mina de Ag - Au abandoned, one of the first of the Maricunga belt. Location east of Potrerillos.	El Hueso La Coipa Maricunga Marte
32	Potrerillos - El Salvador (Cu)	El Salvador, active - large mining. Potrerillos, a copper porphyry of the first hour (1926 - 1959)	Potrerillos
33	District Manto Verde (Cu - Fe)	Active mining center. Formerly operated by a group of underground mines today open pit (Cu)	Mina Kuroki
34	Diego de Almagro (Cu - Fe)	Several large works in the vicinity of Diego de Almagro; mainly Cu con Fe and others.	Alaska El Carmen
35	District Las Animas (Cu y Ag)	Historic mining district south-east of Chañaral. Generally abandoned with small scale mining activity.	Sector Animas
36	District Altamira	Historic district in reactivation (Frankenstein)	Frankenstein Teresa de Colmo
No - metallic in Atacama
1	Canton Taltal (Nitrates)	The well-known Taltal saltpeter works. Inactive, completely in ruins.	Saltpeter, nitrates
2	Coal of Ternera	An attempt at a coal mine; about 1880	Coal of La Ternera
3	Borates of Pedernales	Borax Mine at the side of Salar de Pedernales	Bórax at Pedernales
4	Carbonates of Jilguero	Limestone mine near Copiapó	Jilguero
5	Barite La Puerta	La "Baritina" mine between Puquios and La Puerta	La Baritina
6	Tungsten of Monroy	Tungsten mines in the Monroy mountain range near Carrizo	La Reconquista
7	"Marbles" by Obispito	Group of carbonate, quartz and feldspar deposits in Quebrada Obispito.	Maziso
8	Sulfur of Codocedo	Abandoned sulphur mine in the portezuelo Codocedo sector in the proximity of La Coipa.	Codocedo
9	Phosphate of Bahía Inglesa	The phosphate mine of Bahía Inglesa, near Caldera (BiFox)
10	Clays from the Copiap river valley	Clays were extracted in several places to make bricks and fiscal bricks (sort of short burned brick): especially in Viñita Azul and Monte Amargo - Cardones.
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