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Das tiefste Loch - Kupfer aus Chuquicamata

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Das tiefste Loch - Kupfer aus Chuquicamata
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The Deepest Hole - Copper from Chuquicamata
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German copyright law applies. This film may be used for your own use but it may not be distributed via the internet or passed on to external parties.
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Production Year2009

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Der Kupfertagebau Chuquicamata, das tiefste von Menschen gemachte Loch ist etwa 1 km tief. Der Kupferanteil des Gesteins liegt bei nur etwa 1%, aber die Masse des Gesteins macht den Abbau lohnend. Das Kupfer drang entlang von Störungen in das Gestein ein (West Fissure Zone) infolge der Subduktion der Nasca-Platte unter die Anden. Eine Exkursion Göttinger Studenten besucht den Tagebau in der Atakama Wüste (Nord-Chile).
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The copper open pit mine Chuquicamata, the deepest man-made hole, is about 1 km deep. The copper content of the rocks is only 1 per cent, but the mass of rocks makes mining profitable. The copper was rising along faults (West Fissure Zone) due to the subduction of the Nasca plate below the Andes. A group of students from Göttingen is visiting the open pit mine in the Atacama desert (North Chile).
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