Villes fantômes
ruines de Huanchaca
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ruines de Huanchaca

Ruines · Chili

Abandonné
inconnu
Fondé
—
Population
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Coordonnées
-23.686, -70.411
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Pourquoi abandonné

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Détecté automatiquement d’après le texte : In addition, the Pulacayo mine in Bolivia that supplied the smelter was flooded.

Histoire

Ruinas de Huanchaca is a former silver smelter in Antofagasta, Chile. The smelter was built from 1888 and 1892. Compañía Minera Huanchaca built the smelter together with Compañía de Salitres y Ferrocarril de Antofagasta. In 1902 this smelter ceased operations due to the instability of silver prices in the international market and the use of outdated smelter technology. In addition, the Pulacayo mine in Bolivia that supplied the smelter was flooded. Since January 7, 1974, it has been officially categorized as a National Historical Monument by Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales.

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