Projects | September 9, 2020

Dominga

Chile

  • Country: Chile
  • Industry: Mining
  • Location: La Serena - Region of Coquimbo
  • Property: Andes Iron
  • Volume: 12 million tonnes per annum of pellet iron concentrate and 150,000 tonnes per annum of copper concentrate.
  • Investment: 2.3 billion
  • Bidding: Private
  • Status: Currently, a ruling from the First Environmental Court is pending, which was filed by the project's titleholder against the project's rejection by the Committee of Ministers.

Description:

The Dominga project consists of an open pit mine that will produce high grade iron concentrates and, as a by-product, copper concentrate. The mine is projected to produce 12 million tons per year of pellet iron concentrate and 150,000 tons per year of copper concentrate over a 22-year life. The iron ore will be shipped via an underground pipeline to a shipping terminal to be built in the Totoralillo Norte sector. Instead, the copper concentrates will be transported by truck.