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Across
A mine entrance.
A vertical/ incline shaft in a mine created by digging up from a lower level.
A place where the Nazca and South American tectonic plates meet.
A kind of mineralized rock. This kind of rock is often made as lava flow cools.
The longest mountain range in the world.
Desired ore visible from the surface.
An underwater tectonic plate that runs along the Chilean sea border.
An empty area created when ore is removed.
Down
"Pigeon" in Spanish.
Horizontal pathway in a mine, used to collect water from other areas.
Lowest point of a mine, used to collect water from other areas.
A large piece of earth's crust.
The inside diameter of a hole or drill bit.
A type of rock formed from magma or lava. Pumice, granite, and obsidian are types of igneous rock.
The hottest desert in the Northern hemisphere.
The name of the make/shift town surrounding the mine where journalists, family members, and rescue personnel gathered.
A mining city in northern Chile located in the Atacama desert the mines surrounding this town have large gold and copper deposits.
Worlds tallest Mountain Range.
Straight/ horizontal pathway into a mine.
A mineral or metal being mined.