The Toquepala copper mine, located in Peru, is also among the prominent man-made quarries on the planet. Its development started in 1960. Its depth has long exceeded 500 meters, the diameter of the crater is about 2500 meters. Originally, the mine was developed for copper production. Later, a number of mineral resources were found in the ore. The pit mine produces not only copper, but molybdenum, silver and rhenium.
Some large plants were built to make ore processing more productive. More than 40 000 tons of raw materials are being processed daily. A distinguishing feature of the quarry is its unusual shape. From the bird’s-eye view one can see one more extended quarry. When developing rock formations, miners discover more and more copper and mineral deposits.
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Nearest airports:
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