Quebrada Blanca
Mine with plantCobrePica, Tamarugal, TarapacáActive
Site ID 129260 · 24 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction8Process plants1Tailings6Dumps and deposits1Power1Ports and transportExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Quebrada Blanca | Open-pit mine | Activa | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -21.0057, -68.8131 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants8
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta Molibdeno | Adsorption plant | Activa | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -20.9944, -68.8364 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado Primario | Crushing plant | Activa | 4,037 m a.s.l. | -20.9646, -68.7118 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Cal | Conversion plant | Activa | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -20.9944, -68.8385 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Procesamiento de Minerales (QB2) | Grinding plant | Activa | 4,300 m a.s.l. | -21.0040, -68.8276 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Lixiviación y Apilamiento | Leaching | Inactiva | 4,430 m a.s.l. | -21.0078, -68.7892 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado | Crushing plant | Cierre final | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -20.9983, -68.8124 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta SX-EW | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Cierre final | 4,260 m a.s.l. | -21.0064, -68.7988 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Aglomerados | Grinding plant | Inactiva | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -21.0075, -68.7945 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Tailings1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depósito de Relaves | Tailings dam | Activa | 4,300 m a.s.l. | -21.0438, -68.8460 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits6
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero de Esteriles Norte | Waste rock dump | Activa | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -20.9945, -68.7950 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Acopio de Hipogeno | Spent leach ore dump | Activa | 4,400 m a.s.l. | -20.9899, -68.8012 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero de Lixiviación de Óxidos Baja Ley | Low-grade stockpile | Inactiva | 4,300 m a.s.l. | -21.0108, -68.8030 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Ripio Norte | Spent leach ore dump | Inactiva | 4,403 m a.s.l. | -20.9928, -68.7803 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Sur de Ripios Lixiviación | Spent leach ore dump | Inactiva | 4,400 m a.s.l. | -21.0182, -68.7900 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Dump Leach | Spent leach ore dump | Inactiva | 4,400 m a.s.l. | -21.0011, -68.8246 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Power1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa de Fuerza | Powerhouse | Activa | 4,355 m a.s.l. | -21.0020, -68.7955 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Ports and transport1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acopios de Mineral y Botaderos de Esteriles - QB2 | Stockyard | Activa | 4,400 m a.s.l. | -20.9974, -68.8267 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support6
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adm. Oficina | Administration and offices | Activa | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -21.0108, -68.7975 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 4,426 m a.s.l. | -21.0201, -68.8085 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mantención Mina | Workshops | Activa | 4,332 m a.s.l. | -21.0078, -68.7970 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mantención Mina 7000 | Workshops | Activa | 4,307 m a.s.l. | -21.0010, -68.8381 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mantención Planta | Workshops | Activa | 4,200 m a.s.l. | -20.9947, -68.8103 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Campamento 1 y 2 | Camp | Eliminado | 0 m a.s.l. | -21.0670, -69.1269 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Minera Quebrada Blanca · Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca S.A.
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 5 km away. Sources: Caldera calefaccion, Caldera Industrial, Caldera Industrial (Generadora de Vapor o Agua Caliente), Grupo electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IVSP
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 784 t | 1.38 t* | 21.1 t | 1.48 t* | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 233 t | 413 kg* | 6.29 t | 443 kg* | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 26,333 t | 404 t* | 133 t | 30 t* | — | 31 g | 70 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 29,721 t | 46 kg | 143 t | 3.92 t | 0 t | 43 g | 96 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 40,697 t | 62 kg | 196 t | 3.44 t | 0 t | 778 g | 2 kg | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 40,770 t | 61 kg | 219 t | 5.33 t | 0 t | 23 g | 52 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
* Includes the Ministry's own estimates, not only what the establishment declared.
Source: RETC, Ministry of the Environment (Creative Commons Attribution). Emissions declared by the establishment under D.S. 138, added up over all its sources. All sites and the country's ranking are in Emissions.
Status changes
3 installations changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Planta chancado· Planta chancadoActiva → Cierre finalSERNAGEOMIN
- Planta sx-ew· Planta extracción por solventesIrregular operativa → Inactiva → Cierre finalSERNAGEOMIN
- Acopios de mineral y botaderos de esteriles - qb2· Cancha de acopioInactiva → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
Source: SERNAGEOMIN, copies of the register of installations of 8 April, 8 September and 26 November 2025, compared with today's register. Referential: a change in the register does not always match the date of the event.
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
Quebrada Blanca· Cu, Mo· 0.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · Mined · Pórfido de Cu-Mo
- Resource: Medido: 400000000 t · 0,83 % Cu ; 0,015 % Mo. Ley de cabeza entre 1,4 y 1,66 % Cu ; 0,015 % Mo · 2003
- Reserve: Probadas: 133000000 t · 0,91 % Cu · 2003
Abundancia· Cu· 0.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 1 - 12 % Cu ; 6 g/t Ag ; 0,5 - 1 g/t Au (análisis geoquímico) · 1980
Carmen· Cu· 1.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Hundida· Cu, Au· 2.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Maggita· Cu· 3.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Yareta· Ag, Mn, Au· 3.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 3000 t · 1980
Sin Nombre· Cu· 4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 1,6 % Cu ; 21 g/t Ag ; 0,2 % Pb
Jovita· Cu· 6.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 3000 t · 2 % Cu · 1980
Quebrada Huinquintipa· Ag· 7.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 400 t · 150 g/t Ag · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 1200 t · 75 g/t Ag · 1980
Huinquintipa· Cu· 7.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined · Exótico de Cu
- Resource: Medido: 2000 t · 2,5 % Cu · 1980
- Resource: Medido: 2000 t · 2,5 % Cu · 1980
- Reserve: Probadas: 3600000 t · 2 % Cu · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 11000000 ton · 2 % Cu · 1980
Trinidad· Ag, Mn· 7.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 4000 t · 200 g/t Ag · 1980
- Reserve: Probadas: 1800 t · 350 g/t Ag · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 9000 t · 300 g/t Ag · 1980
Lavaderos de Chiclla· Au· 8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 750000 m3 · 1 g/m3 · 1980
Source: SERNAGEOMIN, national deposit database (SIA Yacimientos). Referential: the distance is between points and does not say who owns each deposit. Every deposit in the country is on Deposits.