International Women's Day: Meet the 10 richest women

5. Iris Fontbana

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A train carrying copper cathodes leaves the Chuquicamata mine and foundry towards a port in northern Chile in this file photo. Iris Fontbana's family owns one of the largest copper mines in the world and is the richest family in Chile.

Net worth: $17.8 billion

Wealth source: Mining

Overall Forbes rank: #32

The Fontbona family contols Antofagasta, one of the largest copper miners in the world. The family also holds stakes in commercial packaging, beverages, and Croatian beach resorts. Fontbana lives in Santiago, Chile, and she and her family are the richest in that country. She is widowed with three children.

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