Chile: 16 of 53

 The salr de Punta Negra in northern Chile
ENVIRONMENT

BHP to pay compensation for Escondida water use

Community accused the company of causing environmental damage

04 June 2021

 Mantoverde will produce 106,000t/y of fine copper and 33,000oz/y of gold.
PROCESSING

FLSmidth receives significant order for Mantoverde

Delivery of the equipment is planned in the first half of 2022.

01 June 2021

 The Digital Academy will be a training programme for Codelco workers
TECHNOLOGY

Codelco announces digitalisation deal with Microsoft

Partners will explore new advanced analytics applications

25 May 2021

Evaporation ponds at SQM’s lithium mining site in the Salar de Atacama, in Chile. (Image by SQM.)
PROCESSING

Argonne partners with SQM to research lithium life cycle

Partnership aims to provide better understanding of the environmental impacts of battery production

20 May 2021

 Zaldívar last year became the first mine in the country to be fully powered by renewable energy
ENVIRONMENT

Antofagasta targets 30% emissions cut by 2025

Over 19% of the mining division's energy came from renewable sources by the end of 2020,

13 May 2021

 MSB owns the Maricunga lithium and potash project
PROCESSING

Minera Salar Blanco enters strategic alliance with Mitsui

Project will have a nameplate capacity of 15,000t/y of high purity lithium carbonate

11 May 2021

 Chuquicamata is the world's largest open-pit copper mine
PROCESSING

Putzmeister Mixkret 6 completes trials at Chuquicamata

Retention tests were carried out on the long downhill slopes at the mine

10 May 2021

 QB2 assembly of 43m diameter bulk and copper concentrate thickeners
SURFACE

Teck's QB2 project over 50% complete

Teck considers QB2 to be a long-life, low-cost operation with expansion potential

28 April 2021

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