Cerro Colorado
Mine with plantCobrePozo Almonte, Tamarugal, TarapacáActive
Site ID 130650 · 10 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction4Process plants1Dumps and depositsExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina | Open-pit mine | Cierre temporal | 2,600 m a.s.l. | -20.0453, -69.2581 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants4
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta Aglomerado 1 | Leaching | Cierre temporal | 2,540 m a.s.l. | -20.0545, -69.2719 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Aglomerado 2 | Leaching | Cierre temporal | 2,568 m a.s.l. | -20.0575, -69.2540 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado | Crushing plant | Cierre temporal | 2,566 m a.s.l. | -20.0565, -69.2610 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta SX EW | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Cierre temporal | 2,600 m a.s.l. | -20.0588, -69.2639 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero de Ripio II | Spent leach ore dump | Cierre temporal | 2,551 m a.s.l. | -20.0570, -69.2426 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support4
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adm. Oficina | Administration and offices | Activa | 2,522 m a.s.l. | -20.0642, -69.2686 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Cierre temporal | 2,719 m a.s.l. | -20.0496, -69.2406 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mantención Mina | Workshops | Cierre temporal | 2,644 m a.s.l. | -20.0568, -69.2500 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mantención Planta | Workshops | Cierre temporal | 2,528 m a.s.l. | -20.0637, -69.2677 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Cía. Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda. · Cía. Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda.
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 1.4 km away. Sources: Caldera Agua Caliente, Caldera calefaccion, Caldera Industrial, Grupo electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IV
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.9 t | 50 kg* | 772 kg | 54 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 2,603 t | 4.48 t* | 69.6 t | 4.89 t | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 780 t | 1.15 t* | 18 t | 1.27 t | — | 3 g | 6 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 19,676 t | 29 kg | 111 t | 1.62 t | 0 t | 374 g | 842 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 15,116 t | 25 kg | 30.1 t | 1.46 t | 0 t | 338 g | 759 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 19,057 t | 30 kg | 127 t | 1.66 t | 0 t | 384 g | 863 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.
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
Cerro Colorado· Cu, Mo· 0.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · Mined · Pórfido de Cu-Mo
- Reserve: Probadas: 344000000 t · 0,97 % Cu
Amilca· Cu, Au· 3.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined · Skarn
- Resource: Medido: 100 t · 5 g/t Au · 1980
- Reserve: Probadas: 1000 t · 40 g/t Au · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 3000 t · 10 g/t Au · 1980
Cerro Quipisca· Cu· 3.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Pachana· Toba· 4.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Munujna· Cu· 9.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
San Marcos· Cu, Ag, Pb· 9.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 2,9 % Cu ; 2 % Pb ; 190 g/t Ag (análisis geoquímico) · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 2000 t · 300 g/t Ag · 1980
Violeta· Ag, Pb· 12.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 31 g/t Ag ; 0,2 % Pb, 2,5 % As
Rio Tinto Norte· Cu· 12.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 500 t · 1980
- Reserve: Probadas: 1000 t · 6 % Cu · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 4000 t · 4 % Cu · 1980
Rio Tinto Sur· Cu, Ag, Au· 13 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 6000 t · 1980
- Reserve: Probadas: 7000 t · 13 % Cu · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 18000 t · 6 % Cu · 1980
Flor del Desierto· Cu· 13.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 260 t · 2,8 % Cu ; 26 g/t Ag · 1980
Prospecto Flor del Desierto· Cu· 13.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration
Llallinca· Cu· 13.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 1400 t · 1980
- Reserve: Probadas: 3000 t · 10 % Cu · 1980
- Reserve: Probables: 9000 t · 6 % Cu · 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.