Chuquicamata (English spelling)

Japanese: チュキカマタ（英語表記）Chuquicamata

A mining city in northern Chile. It is located about 140 km inland from the Pacific coast, on the western slope of the Andes Mountains, at an altitude of about 2,700 m. It has one of the world's largest copper deposits, and mining began by open-cut mining in 1915. It produces about three-quarters of the country's copper. The ore-dressing and smelting facilities were completed in 1952, and the smelting facilities were expanded in 1968, making it possible to produce 500,000 tons per year since the late 1970s. There are also deposits in the nearby towns of Sagasca and Ejotica. The copper produced is transported by rail to Antofagasta, located on the Pacific coast about 220 km southwest, for export. Development was initially led by an American company, but it was nationalized in 1969. Population: 29,959 (estimated 1983).

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Japanese:

チリ北部の鉱業都市。太平洋岸から約 140km内陸，アンデス山脈西斜面にあり，標高約 2700m。世界最大級の銅鉱床があり，1915年露天掘りにより採掘を開始，同国の銅生産の約4分の3を生産している。 52年選鉱・製錬設備が完成，68年には製錬設備が増設され，70年代後半から年産 50万tが可能となった。近くのサガスカ，エホティカにも鉱床がある。生産された銅は，南西約 220kmの太平洋岸にあるアントファガスタへ鉄道で運ばれ，輸出される。なお開発は当初アメリカ合衆国系企業によって進められたが，69年国有化された。人口2万 9959 (1983推計) 。

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