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«La pampa entrega toda la riqueza de su suelo, pero pide también víctimas y más víctimas»: la gran explosión en la mina de Chuquicamata (Chile, 1937)

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Abstract

Through journalistic sources, the details of a fateful milestone in the history of the Chuquicamata mine are described and analyzed. On January 25, 1937, due to negligence and lack of foresight, a serious accident occurred with high human cost as a result of the explosion of 1400 bags of gunpowder and 88 bags with explosives. Considering the dense human drama that this accident meant, a paradoxical and beneficial instance for the company is evidenced, revealing the sacrificial aspect of mining capitalism in the Chilean peripheries.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 30 Gennaio 2025 | Accettato: 17 Marzo 2025 | Pubblicato 30 Settembre 2025 | Lingua: es

Keywords Accidents • Copper mining • Explosion mining capitalism • Chuquicamata

Copyright © 2025 Damir Galaz-Mandakovic. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-940-5/006


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