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Today the main source of income for Chile is the mining of copper in the Atacama Desert. Up until the 1940s the chief mineral mined in the Atacama were nitrates. The mines closed when a process was developed to produce nitrates by a chemical process that was less costly than mining.
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Is the Atacama Desert needed?
The Atacama is needed for its mineral deposits, especially copper.
The Atacama Desert is rich in?
The Atacama is rich in mineral resources, especially nitrates and copper.
What country has 25 percent taken up by the Atacama Desert?
The Chile is of Chile is covered by the Atacama Desert.
What is mined from the great open pits located in the Atacama Desert?
Copper is the main mineral mined in the Atacama.
What desert is in Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits?
The Atacama Desert in northern Chile has rich mineral deposits.
Chile is the worlds major supplier of which mineral mined in the Atacama Desert?
Nitrates used to be the major product mined in the Atacama. Today it is copper.
What are the benefits of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama has mineral deposits that are important to the economy of Chile, especially of the metal copper, which provides export income to the country.
Which deserts are located in Chile?
The large desert in northern Chile is the Atacama Desert. The Atacama is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
Why are the Atacama Desert's big in industries?
About the only industry active in the Atacama Desert is the mining industry as it is rich in some mineral resources, especially copper. Along the coast fishing is also a big industry.
Why is Atacama Desert important to South America?
The Atacama Desert is currently the driest desert worldwide. Some regions in this desert have never seen the rain or other forms of precipitations like snow since more than 400 years. The Atacama Desert is extremely dry because it has an unusually high number of factors which contribuces to his extreme aridity.
Is San Pedro De Atacama in the Atacama desert?
Yes it is located in the Atacama Desert.
What is the climate of the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is a cool, exceedingly dry desert.
