Toquepala Copper Mine (southern Cooper)
Peru /
Tacna /
Ilabaya /
World
/ Peru
/ Tacna
/ Ilabaya
World / Peru / Tacna / Jorge Basadre
mine, copper mine, production, mining
This is primarily a copper mine. At the surface, the open pit is 6.5 kilometers (4 miles) across and it descends more than 3,000 meters (2 miles) into the Earth.
Source: www.jsc.nasa.gov/images/eol/2003/toquepala.html
Source: www.jsc.nasa.gov/images/eol/2003/toquepala.html
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 17°16'18"S 70°37'7"W
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- Rio Huaypetue gold mine 481 km
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- Yanacocha gold/silver mine 1439 km
- Mine Lake 2.9 km
- Toquepala Golf Club 5.6 km
- Bridge 22 km
- Epicenter of m4.5 quake 23 km
- Asana, Peru 26 km
- Tutupaca volcano 38 km
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