The arid and infertile Atacama Desert in Northern Chile is nonetheless an industrial breadbasket, home to a hefty chunk of global copper production. Chuquicamata, the world’s largest opencast copper mine, which has been in operation for over hundred years but is still finding more of this orangey-red metal plays a vital role for modern industry across the globe. Copper has longed been prized, originally in ancient times for creating tools, weapons and jewellery, then more recently for its superb conductivity and use in wiring and cables.
Red Metal Rising: The Geopolitics of Copper
Red Metal Rising: The Geopolitics of Copper
Red Metal Rising: The Geopolitics of Copper
The arid and infertile Atacama Desert in Northern Chile is nonetheless an industrial breadbasket, home to a hefty chunk of global copper production. Chuquicamata, the world’s largest opencast copper mine, which has been in operation for over hundred years but is still finding more of this orangey-red metal plays a vital role for modern industry across the globe. Copper has longed been prized, originally in ancient times for creating tools, weapons and jewellery, then more recently for its superb conductivity and use in wiring and cables.