Chapter 271: Chuki Kamata Copper Mine
Chile covers an area of more than 750,000 square kilometers. It is located in the southwestern part of South America, in the western foothills of the Andes Mountains.
It is bordered by Argentina to the east, Peru and Bolivia to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Antarctica across the sea to the south.
Chile is very rich in mineral, forest and fishery resources. Chile is the country with the richest copper resources in the world, and the country that produces and exports the most copper in the world, and enjoys the reputation of "Copper Ore Kingdom". The Atacama Desert within its borders is the arid pole of the world. In addition, it is the only country in the world that produces saltpeter.
Chile, a member of the Union of South American Nations, is one of the top three powers in South America, along with Argentina and Brazil.
At this time, Zhang Binhui and Xiaoxue landed off the coast of Chile.
The scenery here is characteristic, with white sand beaches followed by steep foothills, and the waves in this area are extremely rough.
Even so, it still can't stop the madness of surfers, and 300 meters from the shoreline, a young man is surfing topless.
He's clearly a master.
No matter how strong the wind was, no matter how high the waves, the young man always waited to watch it, and he floated easily on the top of the waves and looked around, he was waiting for the most spectacular rush.
His purpose was soon achieved.
That's a: One: Ben: Read: Novel 3w.ybdu Ten meters of huge waves, the high wall of waves bent into a huge arc, and the blue streamer reflected the vigorous power, and it was it.
The young man adjusted his angle, and the surfboard slid towards the waves, and then his body was wrapped in the wave hole as he wished.
“! Happy, successful! ”
Rushing out of the wave hole, although it was only a dozen seconds, this still brought the most powerful thrill to the young man, and he couldn't help but step on the wave board and raise his hands and cheer.
“goodjob,givemefive!”
There was a congratulatory voice next to it, cool, the fans actually chased into the sea!
The young man happily high-fived the sportswear who suddenly appeared in front of him, and then his eyes suddenly protruded:
Day, isn't this the sea?
Surprised, the young man retreated again and again, but forgot that he was gliding on the waves, so in the strange scream, the young man "plopped" and fell into the sea.
Zhang Binhui laughed and disappeared into the waves with Xiaoxue.
Chile's scenery is indeed very distinctive, there are European architecture, there are also South American design, people walk the streets very leisurely, and you can see a very characteristic coffee house not far away.
Coincidentally, Zhang Binhui and the others landed in a similar place to the capital of Chile, not far from the Santiago airport.
There was a list of passengers in the control room, and Zhang Binhui easily controlled the staff, and they called up Mark. Pol's case.
Mark did get off the plane here, but he arrived much earlier, leaving the airport two hours earlier.
"He was an employee of Chile's National Copper Company, and according to the information, he rushed back to the Chuquicamata."
The two left the control room, and Zhang Binhui hesitated.
Mark is obviously an American agent, otherwise he would not have access to top-secret information like the Curiosity, not to mention that he recognized Zhang Binhui at a glance, which means that he came to China on a mission, he could not be an employee of the Chilean National Copper Company, and it stands to reason that he would not have gone to the Chuquicamatta copper mine.
"Let's take a look, it won't take much time anyway."
Seeing Jing Binhui's hesitation, Xiaoxue couldn't help but give a suggestion, and Zhang Binhui suddenly opened his own horns.
yes, what's the big deal? It won't take much time, but you might be able to find a clue!
………
Half an hour later, the figures of the two appeared on a mountain range.
This is a mountain range of sudden light, and the four fields are barren as far as the eye can see, not to mention the trees, and there is not even much grass here.
Beneath his feet was a hot production scene, a large amount of dust rushed into the air, and everywhere was a gray patch, and the Chuki Kamata copper mine had arrived.
Located 250 kilometers northeast of the Chilean Andes at an altitude of 2,800 meters, the Chuquicamatta copper mine is an open-pit mine and is the oldest copper mine in Chile.
Mining began in prehistoric times, and commercial production began in 1915, and it was for a long time the largest copper mine in Chile until it was replaced in recent years.
This copper mine is very huge, and it looks even more spectacular when it stands in the air.
The Chukikamata Copper Mine is an open-pit copper mine with a pit descending in the shape of a huge funnel that reaches more than three thousand meters in diameter.
The depth of the mine is more than 1,000 meters, and the length of the road that winds around the cave is more than 30 kilometers.
Looking at such a spectacular scene, you have to sigh at the greatness of human power, which is like a huge wound, suddenly appearing on the ground.
Landing on the ground, Zhang Binhui and the others had to strengthen the protection of spiritual power, because the dust here was too strong.
There is also a smell of methane in the air, and the Chuki Kamata copper mine belongs to porphyry copper deposits, and porphyry copper deposits belong to the type of deposits with low grade and large reserves, and its production currently accounts for more than 50% of the world's copper production, which is currently the most important type of copper deposit in the world.
It is mainly formed due to volcanism and intrusion on land, and the intrusion of magma has led to the alteration of the rocks around it, and copper ore bodies are generally produced in the interior of the intrusive rock mass or in the contact zone with the surrounding rock.
In general, this type of copper deposit is mainly found in plate collision zones or extrusion fault zones.
Because of this, the Chukikamata copper mine is located right on the fault zone of the plate. The rising rock formations not only brought out the copper ore, but also brought out a vein of coal mine from the ground, which also made it even more peculiar.
The degree of modernization of the Chuki Kamata copper mine is extremely high, down the winding road, Zhang Binhui and they just didn't find a few people, even if they met a few, they were very at a loss, obviously this mark belongs to the top at least here, and it is difficult for ordinary grassroots miners to reach their level.
"There's a conning tower at the bottom of the pit, let's go there and have a look."
Xiao Xue's eyes were sharp, and she immediately pointed out the direction, and the two of them ran towards the bottom of the pit with a disguise.
The further you get to the bottom of the pit, the more lively the work becomes, with huge construction vehicles driving by, tires as high as two people running over the ground, squeezing huge boulders deep into the ground.
The 100-ton truck panted and dragged the truckload of gravel up the road, and as they passed by, a strong sense of oppression came over them, and the ground trembled as the mine truck advanced.