추키카마타: 세계 최대 규모의 노천 구리 광산 탐사

### 칠레의 풍요로움: 추키카마타 구리 광산과 아타카마 사막을 통한 여행
* 🏭 칠레의 추키카마타 구리 광산은 **전 세계 구리 매장량의 약 40%**를 보유하고 있으며, **총 180억 톤의 구리**가 매장되어 있습니다.
* 🚚 이 광산에서는 각각 **6개의 광석을 실을 수 있는 300톤짜리 대형 트럭**을 사용하며, **타이어 가격은 약 42,000달러**이고 약 **9개월 동안 사용할 수 있습니다.**
* 🌵 광산이 위치한 아타카마 사막은 **세계에서 가장 건조한 사막**이지만 인공 숲과 오아시스를 만들기 위한 노력을 기울이고 있습니다.
* 👷 1970년대에 국유화되어 **매일 25,000개의 동판이 생산**되었으며, 개당 약 **130만 원의 가치**가 있는 광산입니다.
* ⚽ 광산에서 30년 동안 일한 오스카 씨처럼 **광부들은 대대로 광산에서 일한 집안 출신**인 경우가 많아 자신의 일에 대한 자부심이 강합니다.
* 🌿 사막에 인공 숲과 오아시스를 조성하려는 노력은 **사막의 풍경을 바꾸고 건조한 지역에 새로운 삶의 기회**를 제공하고 있습니다.
* 이 여행에서는 혹독한 환경에서도 생명체가 번성하는 세계에서 **두 번째로 큰 살라르 데 우유니 소금 호수**를 탐험합니다.
* 🌌 달과 같은 풍경과 극도로 건조한 아타카마 사막의 독특한 환경은 **화성과 비슷해** 우주 탐사 팀들의 관심을 끌고 있습니다.

세계 최대 규모의 노천 구리 광산인 추키카마타는 전 세계 매장량의 40%를 보유하고 있으며 칠레의 경제와 지형을 형성하고 있습니다.

To support Chile, I went to see the world's largest open-pit copper mine, Chuquicamata. The Chuquicamata copper deposit extends for 50km, holding approximately 40% of the world's copper reserves, around 18 billion tons of copper in total. Chile fought a major war with Bolivia and Peru to take control of this mine, which even led to a civil war over the revenue from the gold. Nevertheless, this immense amount of copper has produced a remarkable attraction. For example, the tires we have here are normally used for regular old vehicles like a KIA, with a diameter of about 4 meters and a cost of around $42,000 each. They last an average of about 9 months. The cost of these tires is quite significant. Each truck can carry six of these ore loads, which weigh around 300 tons each, a massive amount. If I go up, about 5,000 to 6,000 people of similar weight can go up at once.

I can build such an enormous weight at once and move out for the indoor copper mine. A large truck developed for the indoor copper mine can consume 3.4 fuel with just one minute of movement, a high-cost dinosaur truck. I had the opportunity to ride the Yongcae truck. I recognize the owner. I want to try riding here. Many swift locations can be found through GPS. The 110 large trucks of the Chuquicamata mine overwhelm the trucks transporting copper ore ahead of the huge copper ore. The moment when humans' struggle to obtain resources from nature was there. How is the power of the large truck being exerted? It rose to the world's largest open-pit mine, Chuquicamata Observatory. What unfolded before my eyes was a giant temple erected in the middle of a desert at an altitude of 3,000m. A depth of 3 km. Indeed, it is Chile's pride.

[Music] At first, that 300-ton cargo truck looked so massive, didn't it? It really looks like a toy. It's hard to believe that a person is doing this. It's a very philosophical mine that makes people here make videos. I feel like I've become smaller, or I feel like a stripped-down child. [Music] After the 1970s, when the Sakha society dreamed of socialism, the state nationalized the Chukikamata Mine. It was a revolutionary event where a huge amount of wealth leaving the country was confiscated. The furnace that produced copper plates is a pattern of loudness and heat. Even now, as sirens of danger frequently sound, this place is filled with hazards. Here, 25,000 copper plates are made in a day. Currently, a single copper plate costs about 1.3 million won. As the global market continues to value copper for heating, it sends a positive signal to the domestic economy.

It is being turned on, but many processes are still done by human hands. The task of sprinkling powder on a hot copper plate to separate copper seemed only dangerous. Ultimately, the greatest thing is the power of humans. It is human hands that move the world. Just like this, when flames rise and iron flows like water turning into copper, looking at this, on one hand, you may think this is the end of the world, but on the other hand, something is starting and flowing from here. What does the daily life of miners look like? Visiting Mr. Oscar, who drove mining trucks for 30 years. He came from Korea. A Chebara, hanging in any house, was not an exception for Mr. Oscar. Starting from his father, the copper mining labor continues through the son. It is focused on the center of that. Okay, yes, here, take a look. Thanks to the mining labor, Mr. Oscar is.

It could have been vertical, right? In Latin America, despite achieving the fastest economic growth, still, one out of three citizens is living in poverty in Chile. He seems to be living a chosen life. Are you a football player? Oh, there's also Maradona. Oh, Maradona's family has three generations of football love. The passion for football in Latin America is strong. Do you play soccer too? Yes, even his father played soccer. Let's see how many people are in the picture. One, two, three, four, five. In the photo of his soccer team on the mining truck, there was a sense of pride in the lifelong work in the mine and in the work. Working not only for oneself but also for others benefits everyone. The largest copper mine in the world, a family [MUSIC] crossing the desert again, they discovered a green forest. There, another effort is being made in Salvador de Allende, where the indoor miners' town of Chuquicamata was turned into an artificial forest on a large scale.

It is about changing the life of the desert. These trees that provide sweet shade in the desert usually have long roots that are two to three times their height. They are trying to supply water from underground water veins 1500 meters below. This area is the driest desert region in the world, a desert where not a drop of water comes out, a desert where not a drop of water falls. Since the Lord is making many trees grow on such a scale, it almost looks like a miracle to me. About 20 minutes away from the artificial forest, the underground water flowing deep underground has created a beautiful oasis in the middle of the Atacama Desert. The greenery found in the wilderness reminded us of the value of things we had forgotten because it was so common. With the power of that green oasis, we could have a sweet rest. Today, we were able to have the greatest mathematics [APPLAUSE].

And the taste is almost like a bidet, so it must be like this, not like that. I should have an apple, but to the person who thinks it's an oasis, it's not just something great. [MUSIC] Paradise, truly, the paradise near us might be like that. [MUSIC] I don't know. The distance between the primitive era and Wi-Fi internet in modern civilization seems very short here. Just a little further down, a city appears. But here, it's still in the primitive state, so it's interesting that there are ruins everywhere. Instead of Eden, which Adam and Eve tasted, this oasis in the middle of a barren desert was shining. Leaving the Andes Mountains, the water that flowed deeply through the vast desert gathers into the Salar de Uyuni Lake. It is the second largest salt [MUSIC] lake in the world. The owner of Salar is said to be the god of salt. They must adhere to lifelong monogamy, and if they lose their partner, they starve to death.

I will taste it once at 50 km. How salty it is. Oh, if you live here, it seems like you won't get any diseases. Oh, it's so salty that even the germs and I will die. It seems like that. When you think about it, there is no place on Earth where life cannot exist. Even in the middle of a desert, in the salt lakes, the mystery of life continues. So, the birds are eating something right now. They are not eating salt, they are eating something, and that something is eating something else. Life is being sustained by this system. The great thing about this salt lake is that it is the third largest lake in the world. Whether it's a lake or a river, the river that rises in the Andes, a river, what should I call it, a river that finally reaches here, it's not dead, life is living on this land that seems all dead. Isn't that a great thing? The salt in the Salar de Uyuni, where flamingos live, is different from the salt in the sea.

It is different. Chlorine ions from sodium and volcanic gases combined and trapped in a lake with no outlet. Countless substances invisible to our eyes connect life and life [Music]. A desert that seemed to have nothing showed once again the amazing vitality of the Earth [Music]. The final march in northern Chile led to the soothing valleys of the Atacama Desert. The valley created by the wind resembles the moon's environment the most, making it a place sought after by space exploration teams, as it is where you can find the most round-shaped moon. Just when life seems stagnant and dull, I feel like I will visit the Atacama Desert again. It is because it is the land where the most primitive life's vitality wriggles.

전쟁으로 차지한 매장량 180억 톤 초대형 광맥┃해발 3,000미터 사막 한가운데 전 세계 생산량 40% 지상 최대 노천 광산┃칠레 추키카마타 구리 광산┃세계테마기행┃#골라듄다큐

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세계 최대 노천 구리 광산, 추키카마타의 중요성

추키카마타는 전 세계 구리 매장량의 약 40%를 보유하고 있는 세계 최대 규모의 노천 구리 광산입니다.

칠레가 이 광산을 장악하면서 볼리비아, 페루와 큰 전쟁을 치렀고, 막대한 구리 생산량으로 인해 주목할 만한 명소가 되었습니다.

이 광산은 300톤의 광석을 운반하는 거대한 트럭으로 운영되어 상당한 양의 연료를 소비하며 천연자원 쟁탈전의 상징과도 같은 역할을 하고 있습니다.

구리 채굴이 세계 경제에 미치는 영향

러시아 사하주의 추키카마타 광산은 국가가 국유화하면서 막대한 부를 몰수하는 혁명적인 사건을 겪었습니다.

현재 이 광산은 하루에 25,000개의 구리판을 생산하고 있으며, 개당 가격이 약 130만 원에 달해 세계 구리 시장과 국내 경제에 긍정적인 영향을 미치고 있습니다.

구리 채굴의 가족력을 가진 광부 오스카 씨를 통해 광부의 일상과 채굴 과정에 지속적으로 관여하는 인간의 모습을 엿볼 수 있습니다.

아타카마 사막에서 축구와 재조림이 미치는 영향

경제 성장에도 불구하고 칠레 인구의 3분의 1은 여전히 빈곤에 시달리고 있습니다.

마라도나의 가족은 3대에 걸쳐 축구를 사랑해 왔으며, 이는 라틴 아메리카의 축구에 대한 강한 열정을 반영합니다.

아타카마 사막의 재조림 노력은 이 지역을 변화시켜 인공 숲과 아름다운 오아시스를 만들어 자연의 소중함을 일깨워주고 있습니다.

살라르 데 우유니 소금 호수의 독특한 생태계

살라르 데 우유니는 세계에서 두 번째로 큰 소금 호수로, 황량한 사막 한가운데서 생명을 지탱하는 독특한 생태계를 가지고 있습니다.

이 호수는 놀라울 정도로 염분이 높은 물로 유명하며, 이는 이 지역의 플라밍고와 다른 야생 동물의 생존에 필수적인 요소입니다.

혹독한 환경에도 불구하고 살라르 데 우유니는 생명으로 가득 차 있으며 자연의 회복력과 적응력을 보여줍니다.

아타카마 사막의 독특한 생명력

나트륨과 화산 가스의 염소 이온이 배출구가 없는 호수에서 결합하여 생명을 연결하고 유지합니다.

아타카마 사막은 황량해 보이지만 생명력이 넘치고 달의 환경과 닮아 우주 탐사팀이 찾는 곳이기도 합니다.

사막은 가장 원시적인 생명력이 번성하는 곳으로 독특하고 매혹적인 여행지를 제공합니다.