Tres Puntas is silver deposit and mine in Chile's Atacama Region. It is located 80 km north of the regional capital

Copiapó Copiapó () is a List of cities in Chile, city and communes of Chile, commune in northern Chile, located about 65 kilometers east of the coastal List of towns in Chile, town of Caldera, Chile, Caldera. Founded on December 8, 1744, it is the capi ...

. Tres Puntas was discovered in 1848 sparking the largest

silver rush A silver rush is the silver-mining equivalent of a gold rush, where the discovery of silver-bearing ore sparks a mass migration of individuals seeking wealth in the new mining region. Notable silver rushes have taken place in Mexico, Chile, the U ...

in Chile since

Chañarcillo Chañarcillo is a town and mine in the Atacama Desert of Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile, located near Vallenar and 60 km from Copiapó. It is noted for its silver mining. The town grew after the Chañarcillo silver mine, discovered on ...

was discovered in 1832. The deposit was discovered by Miguel Osorio but came to be owned by Apolinario Soto.

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Silver mines in Chile Mines in Atacama Region Former mines in Chile Mineral deposits discovered in the 1840s {{Atacama-geo-stub