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"Chuquicamata, or, "Chuqui," as it is commonly called, is the largest open pit copper mine in the world. It is located 15 km north of the city of Calama in Chile. The mine is elliptical in form, with a surface of almost 8,000,000 m2, and it is 680 m deep. The place has been exploited since pre-Hispanic times. The word Chuquicamata comes from the Aymara language and refers to the first inhabitants of the zone. In 2003 encroachment by the growing mine and increased enforcement of pollution regulations forced the dismantling of the city of Chuquicamata — founded as a mining camp — and workers and inhabitants were then relocated to the nearby city of Calama."