| Location | |
|---|---|
  Corral Quemado  Corral Quemado | |
| Coquimbo Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Coordinates | 30°14′51″S70°56′45″W / 30.24750°S 70.94583°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Manganese |
| History | |
| Closed | 2009 |
Corral Quemado is a closed manganese mine in Coquimbo Region, in north-central Chile. It was las active in 2009 when the company Manganesos Atacama ceased operations and manganese mining in Chile ended. [1] [2] The mine was particularly active in the 1940s when it was notorious for its poor labour conditions including child labour. [3] Work conditions in the mines denounced by members of the National Congress of Chile in 1943 and 1944. [3] Manganese ore in the mine came in the form of near-horizontal sheets of a thickness of one or two meter. [3] Some miners developed a disease known as locura mangánica (lit. "manganic madness") due to exposure to manganse. [3]