<P> The Andes rose to fame for their mineral wealth during the Spanish conquest of South America . Although Andean Amerindian peoples crafted ceremonial jewelry of gold and other metals the mineralizations of the Andes were first mined in large scale after the Spanish arrival . Potosí in present - day Bolivia and Cerro de Pasco in Peru were one of the principal mines of the Spanish Empire in the New World . Río de la Plata and Argentina derive their names from the silver of Potosí . </P> <P> Currently, mining in the Andes of Chile and Peru places these countries as the first and third major producers of copper in the world . Peru also contains the 4th largest goldmine in the world: the Yanacocha . The Bolivian Andes produce principally tin although historically silver mining had a huge impact on the economy of 17th century Europe . </P> <P> There is a long history of mining in the Andes, from the Spanish silver mines in Potosí in the 16th century to the vast current porphyry copper deposits of Chuquicamata and Escondida in Chile and Toquepala in Peru . Other metals including iron, gold and tin in addition to non-metallic resources are important . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Chilean huasos, 19th century </P> </Li> <Li> <P> The mountain Huayna Picchu overlooks the Inca estate (land) of Machu Picchu . </P> </Li> </Ul>

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