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Escondida, an Uncommon card
Escondida is a large open-pit copper mine at 3,100 m elevation in the Atacama Desert in Antofagasta Region, Chile.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 51
- Power
- 110
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 110 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Escondida quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Escondida card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In 2019 it was estimated that the mine and its ______ industries generated 2.5% of Chile's GDP.
Answer
ancillary. In 2019 it was estimated that the mine and its ancillary industries generated 2.5% of Chile's GDP. From the Escondida article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The mine's produce is largely exported to China as ore concentrate that contained as of ____ an estimate of 4% chalcopyrite, 35% chalcocite and 46% pyrite.
Answer
2020s. The mine's produce is largely exported to China as ore concentrate that contained as of 2020 an estimate of 4% chalcopyrite, 35% chalcocite and 46% pyrite. From the Escondida article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Märket. Märket 52,000 · Hylonomus 29,000 · Escondida 23,000 · Sebago Lake 18,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It has for decades been one of world's most productive copper mines and is the mine that leads in copper and gold production in Chile.
- In 2019 it was estimated that the mine and its ancillary industries generated 2.5% of Chile's GDP.
- The mine's produce is largely exported to China as ore concentrate that contained as of 2020 an estimate of 4% chalcopyrite, 35% chalcocite and 46% pyrite.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Escondida article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 51: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
How to get Escondida
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Escondida (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : USGS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
