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has gloss | eng: El Teniente ("The Lieutenant") is an underground copper mine in the commune of Machalí in Cachapoal Province, OHiggins Region, near the town of Sewell, above mean sea level in the Andes. Mining at El Teniente is reported to have started as early as 1819. Kennecott Copper Corporation under a subsidiary company up until the Chilean nationalization of copper and the formation of the state owned copper mining company Codelco who currently operates the mine. It is reported as "the worlds biggest underground copper mine", and is the largest of Codelcos operations. |
lexicalization | eng: El Teniente |
instance of | (noun) excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted mine |
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has gloss | spa: La mina El Teniente (formalmante llamada Codelco División El Teniente), es una mina de cobre chilena, ubicada bajo el cerro del mismo nombre, en la comuna de Machalí, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. Se localiza aproximadamente a 120 kilómetros al sur de Santiago, a 50 kilómetros al este de la ciudad de Rancagua y a 2.300 msnm. Es operada por la empresa estatal Codelco. |
lexicalization | spa: El Teniente |
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geo loc | geographic location -34.08833333333334 -70.38694444444445 |
media:img | Block caving tradicional.jpg |
media:img | Caletones.jpg |
media:img | El Teniente 1912.jpg |
media:img | Estación Coya.jpg |
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media:img | Panel caving hp.jpg |
media:img | Panoramica colon nevado.jpg |
media:img | Punta de rieles.jpg |
media:img | Sewell Chile.JPG |
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