wocomoHUMANITY | Mining under extreme conditions - How the mining industry eats its way through the Atacama Desert @wocomoHUMANITY | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Chile, the land of mining. Saltpetre, silver, lithium and especially copper are mined here and exported all over the world. And the mines need water. Enormous amounts of water, which they tap directly from the high altitudes of the Andes.

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The Atacama Desert in northern Chile holds huge quantities of resources. The mining industry is eating its way through the driest desert in the world, leaving traces of destruction in its wake. For thousands of years, the Atacameños managed to survive despite the inhospitable conditions. But without the water that the mines extract directly from the springs in huge quantities, their culture is doomed...

Excerpt from the documentary "Atacamawüste - Leben ohne Wasser" (360° - GEO Reportage)
Click here to watch the full documentary (in German): youtu.be/OJJze1tQhz0