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Altonorte

Smelter or refineryCobreAntofagastaActive

Site ID 133300 · 22 installations in the register

Installations

What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.

5Process plants9Smelting and refining1Tailings1Water1Ports and transport

Process plants5

NameTypeStatusElevationCoordinatesSERNAGEOMIN
Planta de Espesado en PastaThickenersActiva665 m a.s.l.-23.8036, -70.3552SERNAGEOMIN
Bodega de Almacenamiento Materias Primas (BampConcentratorActiva506 m a.s.l.-23.8229, -70.3163SERNAGEOMIN
Planta de SecadoConcentratorActiva544 m a.s.l.-23.8228, -70.3163SERNAGEOMIN
Planta EscoriaGrinding plantActiva544 m a.s.l.-23.8231, -70.3164SERNAGEOMIN
Planta RegasificadoraConversion plantEliminado481 m a.s.l.-21.9657, -68.3761SERNAGEOMIN

Smelting and refining9

NameTypeStatusElevationCoordinatesSERNAGEOMIN
Fundición Refino y MoldeoSmelterActiva512 m a.s.l.-23.8280, -70.3192SERNAGEOMIN
Fundición-ConversiónSmelterActiva512 m a.s.l.-23.8280, -70.3192SERNAGEOMIN
Fundición-FusiónSmelterActiva562 m a.s.l.-23.8280, -70.3192SERNAGEOMIN
Manejo de GasesSmelterActiva588 m a.s.l.-23.8297, -70.3198SERNAGEOMIN
Patio de AnodosSmelterActiva574 m a.s.l.-23.8296, -70.3211SERNAGEOMIN
Planta de Ácido N° 1SmelterActiva516 m a.s.l.-23.8249, -70.3179SERNAGEOMIN
Carga de Ácido CamionesAcid plantActiva526 m a.s.l.-23.8304, -70.3181SERNAGEOMIN
Carga de Ácido TrenAcid plantActiva520 m a.s.l.-23.8321, -70.3175SERNAGEOMIN
Planta de Ácido N° 3Acid plantActiva560 m a.s.l.-23.8265, -70.3165SERNAGEOMIN

Tailings1

NameTypeStatusElevationCoordinatesSERNAGEOMIN
Embalse de RelavesTailings damActiva574 m a.s.l.-23.8071, -70.3440SERNAGEOMIN

Water1

NameTypeStatusElevationCoordinatesSERNAGEOMIN
Planta OsmosisReverse osmosis plantActiva506 m a.s.l.-23.8360, -70.3248SERNAGEOMIN

Ports and transport1

NameTypeStatusElevationCoordinatesSERNAGEOMIN
RomanaWeighbridgeActiva506 m a.s.l.-23.8256, -70.3200SERNAGEOMIN

Support4

NameTypeStatusElevationCoordinatesSERNAGEOMIN
OficinaAdministration and officesActiva520 m a.s.l.-23.8249, -70.3196SERNAGEOMIN
MuestreraSample room and laboratoryActiva505 m a.s.l.-23.8286, -70.3176SERNAGEOMIN
Patio de ContratistasWorkshopsActiva500 m a.s.l.-23.8295, -70.3203SERNAGEOMIN
Talleres y MaestranzaWorkshopsActiva520 m a.s.l.-23.8225, -70.3160SERNAGEOMIN

Other1

NameTypeStatusElevationCoordinatesSERNAGEOMIN
Planta de Aguas ServidasNot statedActiva501 m a.s.l.-23.8256, -70.3179SERNAGEOMIN

Air emissions

What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.

Fundición Altonorte · Complejo Metalúrgico Altonorte S.A.

Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 0.2 km away. Sources: Proceso con combustión, Proceso sin combustión

YearCO₂SO₂NOxPM10HgAsPbRETC
201242,481 t5,804 t106 t9.95 t636 g1 kg143 gMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
20116,484 t19,354 t49.5 t391 kg126 g——Ministerio del Medio Ambie…
201024,758 t22,354 t110 t1.49 t483 g——Ministerio del Medio Ambie…
20098,566 t36,090 t51.1 t36.5 t149 g0 t0 tMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
2008113 t21,239 t21.5 t5 kg0 t0 t0 tMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
2007458 t21,542 t481 kg36.5 t9 g——Ministerio del Medio Ambie…

Fundición Altonorte · Complejo Metalúrgico Altonorte S.A.

Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 0 km away. Sources: Caldera Industrial, Caldera Industrial (Generadora de Vapor o Agua Caliente), Convertidor Pierce Smith (CPS), Convertidor Teniente (CT), Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IVSP

YearCO₂SO₂NOxPM10HgAsPbRETC
202566,869 t18,474 t102 t17 t*10 kg104 t127 gMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
202439,046 t19,960 t73.3 t17.4 t*9 g107 t17 gMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
202370,719 t17,436 t137 t40.5 t*8 g80.6 t15 gMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
202270,389 t20,587 t83.3 t8.67 t100 kg118 t153 tMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
202168,147 t12,796 t79.3 t8.64 t80 kg91.3 t122 tMinisterio del Medio Ambie…
202049,342 t12,009 t42.7 t5.57 t4 kg118 t3 kgMinisterio 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.

  • Capas Verdes· Cu· 4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Small · Mined

  • El Way· Caliza· 8.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Large · Mined

    • Reserve: Probadas: 7500000 t (baja ley) · 75 - 80 % CaCO3 (baja ley) · 1997
    • Reserve: Probadas: Mayor que 15000000 t (alta ley) · 90 - 92 % CaCO3 (alta ley) · 1997

  • Caleta Coloso· Yeso· 11.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    In exploration

  • Miramar· Cu· 11.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Small · Mined

  • Sin Nombre· Cuarzo· 11.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Mined

  • Sin Nombre· Cuarzo· 12 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Mined

  • Portezuelo· Cu· 12.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Small · Mined

    • Resource: Inferido: 107000 t · 2,0 % Cu · 1956
    • Reserve: Probables: 49140 t · 3,5 % Cu · 1956

  • Sin nombre· Cu· 13 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Small · Mined

  • Sin Nombre· Áridos· 13.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Mined

  • Martuja· Cu· 13.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Small · Mined

  • Piedra Laja· Arcilla Común· 13.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Mined

  • Cachito· Cu· 13.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN

    Small · Mined

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.