Projects | October 3, 2024

Ciclón Exploradora Mining Project

Chile

  • Country: Chile
  • Industry: Mining
  • Location: Municipality of Taltal, in the Province and Region of Antofagasta
  • Property: Eco Earth Elements SpA
  • Volume: 0.60 Mt/year of sulfide ore and 0.34 Mt/year of oxide ore
  • Investment: USD 125 million
  • Bidding: Private
  • Status: Under qualification

Description:

The project involves the exploitation of two underground mines, one named Ciclón and the other Exploradora, with the aim of extracting the polymetallic minerals present in both veins, primarily Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, and Gold (main typology literal i of Article 3 of the RSEIA), estimating a useful life of 16 years of operation. The underground mining will be carried out using the “Bench and Fill” method, which incorporates vertical drilling techniques similar to sublevel stoping. Both underground mines will feed the Processing Plant, which will have a processing capacity of up to 0.60 Mt/year of sulfide ore and 0.34 Mt/year of oxide ore.