MINE OF THE MONTH

Copper art

After 102 years this mine lays claim to being the largest surface pit in the world - and at 5km long, 3km wide and more than 1km deep it could well be right

Noel Dyson
A Komatsu haul truck at Chuquicamata fitted with a Duratray body

A Komatsu haul truck at Chuquicamata fitted with a Duratray body

However, Chuquicamata (pronounced chu-ki-ka-mata) near the Chilean town of Calama is much more than that. It is the site of the world’s oldest recorded mine accident, a mining equipment museum, a showcase...

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