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2010-02-27 10:52:26 - Landslide - Chile EDIS CODE: LS-20100227-25107-CHL Date & Time: 2010-02-27 10:52:26 [UTC] Area: Chile, Libertador General Bernardo OʼHiggins, Los Bronces, Event exciting : Earthquake M 8.8 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: Roads to Chile's Los Bronces copper mine were blocked on Saturday after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake, security officials at the mine said. Officials at state-run Codelco's El Teniente and Andina copper mines were not immediately available for comment. The Anglo-American Los Bronces and the Codelco mines are the closet mines to the earthquake epicenter on Chile's south-central coast. The heart of the mining operations in Chile is located in the north.
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