The objective of the project is to ensure the continuity of the current operation at the Michilla site by extending the exploitation of the La Reina sector, which is currently in operation. This will involve changing the current exploitation method to an underground mining method, incorporating new phases of extraction in areas where mining operations have previously been developed, and reactivating old exploited sectors.
Industria Proyecto: Mining
Comahue Mining Project
The project involves the extraction of the underground Comahue deposit at an average extraction rate of 58,500 tons per month, establishing a purchasing power for third-party minerals totaling 4,500 tons per month, and operating a mineral processing plant capable of processing a total of 756,000 tons annually for an estimated production of 6,500 tons per year of high-purity copper cathodes.
Expansion of Lagunas Nitrate Plant
The project involves modifying the original “Lagunas Nitrate Plant” project, which was favorably assessed under Exempt Resolution No. 17/2004 by the Regional Environmental Commission of the Tarapacá Region, with the aim of extending its operational life and increasing its nitrate processing capacity. The original project sought to extract 400,000 tons of caliche monthly to produce 1,450 tons of high-purity iodine annually, resulting in the generation of over 7,000,000 tons of residual salts during the heap leaching process.