At the Zaldivar Mine   -   Left: Studying and hitting oxide zone ore in the pit.   Right: Looking across the Zaldivar pit to the Escondida Mine (beyond the dump in the middle background).

When the Zaldiva visit had ended, the group departed the mine gate by 6:15 pm for the return drive to Antofagasta, arriving at the Hotel Antofagasta at 8:15 pm.

Photographs by Mike Porter