Corral Quemado mine
Corral Quemado is a closed manganese mine in Coquimbo Region, in north-central Chile. It was las active in 2009 when the company Manganesos Atacama ceased operations and manganese mining in Chile ended.[1][2] The mine was particularly active in the 1940s when it was notorious for its poor labour conditions including child labour.[3] Work conditions in the mines denounced by members of the National Congress of Chile in 1943 and 1944.[3] Manganese ore in the mine came in the form of near-horizontal sheets of a thickness of one or two meter.[3] Some miners developed a disease known as locura mangánica (lit. "manganic madness") due to exposure to manganse.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Townley, Díaz & Luca 2017, p. 34.
- ^ Townley, Díaz & Luca 2017, p. 49.
- ^ a b c d Galaz-Mandakovic, Damir (2023). "Viva en la guerra, agonizante en la paz. La minería del manganeso en Chile y la inscripción estratégica del Norte Chico en el orbe de los conflictos (1884-1953)" [Alive in war, dying in peace. Manganese mining in Chile and the strategic inscription of the Norte Chico in the orb of conflicts (1884-1953)]. Perfiles económicos. 14: 119–141.
Bibliography
[edit]- Townley, Brian; Díaz, Alejandro; Luca, Rodrigo (2017). Estado del arte y potenciales recursos Co y Mn en Chile (Report). Advanced Mining Technology Center.