Modification and Optimization of the Mantoverde Mining Operation
Chile
- Country: Chile
- Industry: Mining
- Location: Atacama Region, Municipality and Province of Chañaral
- Property: Mantoverde S.A.
- Volume: 16.35 Mt/year of sulfurized ore and 2,000 t/year of cobalt
- Investment: USD 150 million
- Bidding: Private
- Status: Under qualification
Description:
The project involves the optimization of the operations and processes for sulfurized ore at the Mantoverde mining site, increasing the processing capacity of this ore in the concentrator plant line from an average of 11.4 Mt/year to an average of 16.35 Mt/year. Additionally, the project aims to produce an estimated average of 2,000 t/year of cobalt in the form of cobalt hydroxide or cobalt cathodes, using flotation from the tailings of the existing concentrator plant at the Mantoverde mining site.