Lomas Bayas 2029
Chile
- Country: Chile
- Industry: Mining
- Location: Antofagasta
- Property: Compañía Minera Lomas Bayas
- Investment: 255 million
- Term: 2024
- Bidding: Private
- Status: Environmental Qualification Resolution obtained in January 2023.
Description:
The Project considers the operational continuity by extending the life of the Lomas Bayas mining operation until 2029, involving the extraction of ore at approximately 170,000 tons per day, with a production of copper cathodes around 85,000 tons per year. To extend the life of the mining operation, the Project plans to utilize existing facilities and, in some cases, modify certain components of the "Open Pit Mining Operations," "Heap Leaching," and "Transport and Disposal of Waste" processes, including an expansion of the surfaces of the Lomas Bayas I and Lomas Bayas II pits, the establishment of a new phase for the HEAP pile, the expansion of the ROM pile surfaces, and the expansion of the surfaces for waste dumps.