Even in a land known for its giant copper deposits, such as Los Pelambres, Andina, Chuqiucamata Collahausi, the La Escondida […]
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At 3am in the small town of Pucón in southern Chile, the Villarica volcano put on an incredible light show,
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An extraordinary amount of prospecting and exploration work can be done from behind a desk – and this is especially
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The term “porphyry” comes from the word “porphyritic”, a textural term used by geologists to describe the mineral pattern within
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Valuable mineral resources are often found in locations that are truly difficult to access, and a problem that only gets
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Most of the world’s copper is extracted from a type of mineral deposit called a “porphyry copper”. If you’ve seen
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