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Chañarcillo is a town and mine in the
Atacama Desert of Copiapó Province,
Atacama Region, Chile,
located near
Vallenar and 60 km from Copiapó. It is noted...
- chlorargyrite.
Magnificent groups of
large crystals have been
found at
Chañarcillo in Chile;
other localities which have
yielded fine
specimens are Freiberg...
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mountains north of La
Serena were
intensely prospected. Tres
Puntas Copiapó
Chañarcillo Santiago La
Serena Valparaíso On May 16, 1832,
prospector Juan Godoy...
- gold have
brought prosperity. The
region experienced a boom when the
Chañarcillo silver mine was
discovered in 1832. For many years, this was the world's...
- district. A
bronze statue commemorates Juan Godoy,
discoverer of the
Chañarcillo silver mines in the 19th century. The Copiapó-Caldera
railway line, built...
- was an
alicanto that
guided Juan
Godoy to the rich
silver outcrops of
Chañarcillo on May 16, 1832,
sparking the
Chilean silver rush. The
account of the...
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copper or bronze. The
silver used
originated in the
mining district of
Chañarcillo,
where a
silver rush took
place in the 1830s and 1840s.
Being cheaper...
- was
first described in 1866 for an
occurrence at the type
locality of
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province,
Atacama Region, Chile. List of
minerals List of minerals...
- 1826. The
economy began to boom due to the
discovery of
silver ore in
Chañarcillo, and the
growing trade of the port of Valparaíso,
which led to conflict...
- town of Souli. 1832 – Juan
Godoy discovers the rich
silver outcrops of
Chañarcillo sparking the
Chilean silver rush. 1834 – The
Battle of ****eiceira is...
