Chile: 6 of 53

 The native naranjillo trees are included on a “vulnerable species" list. Photo: pabloendemico
MANAGEMENT

Aclara's environmental assessment for Penco cancelled

Aclara applied for an environmental impact assessment of its Penco Module project in late April

04 July 2023

 Sandvik LH621 is a 21 tonne underground loader
FLEETS

Sandvik wins Pucobre automated loader order

Deliveries of the equipment are scheduled to commence in 2023

03 July 2023

 BHP operated Escondida in Chile
PROCESSING

BHP and Microsoft to use AI at Escondida

BHP will integrate real-time plant data from the concentrators in combination with AI

30 May 2023

 The Salar de Atacama
ENVIRONMENT

Codelco creates lithium subsidiaries

Minera Tarar will focus exclusively on the operations in the Salar de Atacama

22 May 2023

Chile approves Codelco plans to close Ventanas smelter
ENVIRONMENT

Chile approves Codelco plans to close Ventanas smelter

Closure of the smelter comes after 58 years of operation

19 May 2023

 An Orexplore Technologies containerised unit containing three Geocore X10 core scanning units, similar to what will be sent to Salares Norte
EXPLORATION

Gold Fields takes Orexplore to Chile

Geocore X10 units scan drilled core in less than 15 minutes per metre

18 May 2023

 The Cerro Pabellón geothermal plant in Chile is the first of its kind. Photo: Enel
POWER

Building renewable energy capacity with Enel

Aside from renewables like wind, solar and hydro, Enel is also investing in geothermal an nuclear

17 May 2023

The companies will also explore processes that use less or no water during extraction and production.Photo: metamorworks
FUTURE OF MINING

Codelco and BHP partner on sustainable mining innovation agreement

The partnership will see both entities exchange information in areas of mutual interest

10 May 2023

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Digitalisation Report 2023

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation Report 2023

An in-depth review of operations using autonomous solutions in every region and sector, including analysis of the factors driving investment decisions

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Mining Magazine Intelligence Exploration Report 2023 (feat. Opaxe data)

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