知利铜矿工人“铜矿之国”智利北部是世界上最干旱的地区之一。大片的土地尽是荒漠旷野,放眼望去,只见砂砾遍地、乱石嶙峋。异常干旱的气候甚至使这里很难找到几棵绿色的植物。傍晚,赤日西沉,天穹闪射出奇异的光焰,给人一种荒凉的感觉。然而,这片土地在智利人民的心田中却是一块宝地。世界上最大的露天铜矿就座落在这里。智利以盛产铜著名,素有“铜矿之国”的美称。已查明的铜矿藏量达七十四亿多吨,可提炼精铜八千多万吨。在各产铜国之中,智利仅次于美、苏,居世界第三位。它也是世界出口铜最多的国家之一。铜占智利国民收入的百分之二十五左右,是国民经 Copper miners in Cochley “The country of copper” in northern Chile is one of the driest areas in the world. A large area of ​​land is desert wilderness, looking ahead, saw gravel everywhere, stoning. The unusually arid climate has made it hard to find several green plants here. In the evening, the red sun and the sun, the sky flashing a strange light flames, giving a feeling of desolation. However, this land is a treasure in the heart of the Chilean people. The world’s largest open-pit copper mine is located here. Chile is famous for its rich copper, known as “copper country” reputation. Copper reserves have been identified amounted to more than 7.4 billion tons, refining refined copper more than 80 million tons. Among the copper producing countries, Chile is second only to the United States and the Soviet Union, ranking third in the world. It is also one of the countries with the largest export copper in the world. Copper accounts for about 25% of Chile’s national income and is a national economy