• Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile ...

    2 days ago · For Matias Asun, Greenpeace director for Chile, the mining project is a "true environmental crime." "Putting a mining project here, (the) best project you could design, would be like putting a discotheque inside a maternity ward," said Asun. 'Work for everyone' Not everyone living locally opposes the project. "It's a tremendous opportunity for La Higuera, .

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  • Activists: Chile mine threatens Guanacos and chungungos

    2 days ago · Mining, particularly for copper for which Chile is the world leader, is crucial to the South American country's economy. Dominga owners Andes Iron plan on building a treatment plant, a ...

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  • Families move to Chile's desert to be closer to trapped ...

    09/09/2010 · Families move to Chile's desert to be closer to trapped miners By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Maria Segovia shares a tent with her sister in the campsite above .

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago

    The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific coast of Chile is a "natural treasure" and refuge for unique species of fauna, including a particular type of .

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile ...

    Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago 18 October 2021, by Pablo Cozzaglio, Alberto Peña ... for work, leaving their families behind. If Dominga comes here there will be ...

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile ...

    20/10/2021 · A fisherman is seen in Punta Choros, La Higuera, Chile, on October 5, 2021. The Dominga mining project, to be built in La Higuera, is expected to cost US2,500 million and will include the extraction of iron and copper concentrates. Its closeness to the Humboldt Archipelago, which is composed of eight islands and islets with one of the richest ecosystems in the world, .

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  • Activists: Chile mine threatens Guanacos and chungungos

    2 days ago · Mining, particularly for copper for which Chile is the world leader, is crucial to the South American country's economy. Dominga owners Andes Iron .

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  • Chile: COVID19 outbreak in mining regions

    01/07/2020 · Chile: COVID19 outbreak in mining regions. Chilean mineworkers are being forced to bear the brunt of the health, social and economic crisis affecting the country since the outbreak of COVID19 ...

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile ...

    2 days ago · Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago TEST La Higuera, Chile, Oct 18 (AFP) Oct 18, 2021 The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific coast of Chile is a "natural treasure" and refuge for unique species of fauna, including a particular type of penguin and an otter on the brink of extinction. But its fragile ecosystem is under threat, say environmentalists, from a ...

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago

    2 days ago · Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago TEST La Higuera, Chile, Oct 18 (AFP) Oct 18, 2021 The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific coast of Chile is a "natural treasure" and refuge for unique species of fauna, including a particular type of penguin and an otter on the brink of extinction. But its fragile ecosystem is under threat, say .

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  • Chilean miners' families pitch up at Camp Hope | Chile ...

    25/08/2010 · Chile. This article is more than 11 years old. Chilean miners' families pitch up at Camp Hope. This article is more than 11 years old . Hundreds migrate to makeshift village atop San Jose mine to ...

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile ...

    2 days ago · Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago TEST La Higuera, Chile, Oct 18 (AFP) Oct 18, 2021 The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific coast of Chile is a "natural treasure" and refuge for unique species of fauna, including a particular type of penguin and an otter on the brink of extinction. But its fragile ecosystem is under threat, say .

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  • Culture of Chile

    This occurred after many Santiago families who became extremely rich from mining activities in northern Chile constructed large palaces in the Italian and French neoclassical style. Today affluent Santiago citizens live in exclusive neighborhoods close to the foothills of the Andes Mountains in large houses of mainly French and American style. In the large middleclass neighborhoods (dating ...

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  • A decade on, hero Chilean miners are bitter and divided

    31/07/2020 · COPIAPó (CHILE) A decade ago, 33 Chilean miners became a symbol of hope and solidarity after surviving for more than two months trapped deep underground in the Atacama desert.

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile ...

    20/10/2021 · A fisherman is seen in Punta Choros, La Higuera, Chile, on October 5, 2021. The Dominga mining project, to be built in La Higuera, is expected to cost US2,500 million and will include the extraction of iron and copper concentrates. Its closeness to the Humboldt Archipelago, which is composed of eight islands and islets with one of the richest ecosystems in the world, has caused the ...

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  • Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground

    09/05/2011 · Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground. On October 13, 2010, the last of 33 miners trapped nearly half a mile underground for more than .

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago

    2 days ago · AFP. 17 Oct 2021 0. The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific coast of Chile is a "natural treasure" and refuge for unique species of fauna, including a particular type of penguin and an otter on the brink of extinction. But its fragile ecosystem is under threat, say environmentalists, from a billion mining project on the ...

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  • In Chile, controversy over a mining project on the edge of ...

    18/10/2021 · In Chile, controversy over a mining project on the edge of a natural "treasure" Less known than the Galapagos (Ecuador) but rich in an equally unique ecosystem, the Humboldt archipelago, in northern Chile, is under threat from a controversial mining project: "environmental crime" for some, assurance of a "job" for others.

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  • Down below, Chilean miners found hope in family, the ...

    11/10/2010 · While the families who have stood vigil at Camp Esperanza are quick to cheer any progress in rescuing the men, Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne is cautious. He is .

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  • Chile miners reflect on changed lives five years on

    12/10/2015 · Chile miners reflect on changed lives five years on. By Jane Chambers Copiapo. Published 13 October 2015. Share. close. Share page. Copy link. .

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  • The Chilean Miner Rescue: A Lesson in Global Teamwork

    By now, the story is familiar: On August 5, 2010, 33 miners were trapped 2,000 feet below ground at the San Jose mine in Chile's Atacama Desert. In their first 17 days without contact with the surfa

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago

    18/10/2021 · For Matias Asun, Greenpeace director for Chile, the mining project is a "true environmental crime." "Putting a mining project here, (the) best project you could design, would be like putting a discotheque inside a maternity ward," said Asun. 'Work for everyone' A monolith is seen near the place where the Dominga mining project will be built, in La Higuera, Chile, on October 5, 2021 ...

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  • Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago

    2 days ago · Mining firm, ecoactivists battle over unique Chile archipelago. The Humboldt archipelago off the northern Pacific coast of Chile is a "natural treasure" and refuge for unique species of fauna ...

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  • Leadership Lessons from the Chilean Mine Rescue

    Chile's tightly knit mining community sent many experts and tons of equipment to the accident site. However, expertise without leadership is never enough—as countless failures in organizations ...

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