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What is the Atacama Desert rich in?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 11/10/2020

It is rich in nitrates that are used to produce fertilizers and explosives. However, nitrate mining has pretty much ceased. Now it is copper that is the main resource of the Atacama Desert.

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10y ago

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