Ruinas de Huanchaca

Ruinas de Huanchaca (Quechua: "bridge of sorrow") is a former silver smelter in Antofagasta, Chile. The smelter was built from 1888 and 1892.[1][2] Compañía Minera Huanchaca built the smelter together with Compañía de Salitres y Ferrocarril de Antofagasta. In 1902 this smelter ceased operations due to the instability of silver prices in the international market and the use of outdated smelter technology.[3][1][4] In addition, the Pulacayo mine in Bolivia that supplied the smelter was flooded.[1] Since January 7, 1974, it has been officially categorized as a National Historical Monument by Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales.

References

  1. ^ a b c Recabarren, Juan Floreal (2002). "De los tiempos idos". Episodios de la vida regional (PDF). Antofagasta: Ediciones Universitarias. pp. 162–163. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Exhibición Ruinas de Huanchaca". Fundación Ruinas de Huanchaca. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.
  3. ^ Galaz-Mandakovic, Damir (2016). "Industrialización minera, urbanización e innovación en las relaciones sociales en el sudoeste del Altiplano bolivano: El caso de la Compañía Huanchaca de Bolivia (1834-1930)". Estudios Atacameños (in Spanish). 52.
  4. ^ "Rescatando el valor histórico de la minería". Minería Chilena (in Spanish). 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
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