Discover Chile's rich copper reserves under the Atacama Desert sands and how they are mined
Chile's Atacama Desert, part of the Andes, is rich in copper.
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NARRATOR: The Atacama is one of the most productive deserts anywhere in terms of minerals.
Chile has the world's largest reserves of copper, and most of the copper lies under the sands of the Atacama.
From here, the mineral is shipped to refineries along the Pacific coast then to the rest of the world.
NARRATOR: The Atacama is one of the most productive deserts anywhere in terms of minerals.
Chile has the world's largest reserves of copper, and most of the copper lies under the sands of the Atacama.
From here, the mineral is shipped to refineries along the Pacific coast then to the rest of the world.