Zaldívar
Mine with plantCobreAntofagastaActive
Site ID 134691 · 23 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction13Process plants1Tailings2Dumps and deposits1WaterExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Rajo Abierto | Open-pit mine | Activa | 3,101 m a.s.l. | -24.2213, -69.0683 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants13
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descarga H2SO4 por Trenes (TK-1) | Leaching | Activa | 3,109 m a.s.l. | -24.1741, -69.0748 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Pila Dump Leach | Leaching | Activa | 3,300 m a.s.l. | -24.1919, -69.0652 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Pilas de Lixiviación | Leaching | Activa | 3,132 m a.s.l. | -24.1810, -69.0666 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Salmuera | Leaching | Activa | 3,200 m a.s.l. | -24.1901, -69.0739 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Primario | Crushing plant | Activa | 3,050 m a.s.l. | -24.2178, -69.0797 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Secundario | Crushing plant | Activa | 3,282 m a.s.l. | -24.2132, -69.6960 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado Terciario | Crushing plant | Activa | 3,344 m a.s.l. | -24.2033, -69.0709 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Flotación | Concentrator | Activa | 3,269 m a.s.l. | -24.2060, -69.0722 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Descarga H2SO4 por Camiones | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 3,186 m a.s.l. | -24.1916, -69.0620 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Patio de Cátodos | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 3,065 m a.s.l. | -24.1676, -69.0643 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta EW | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 3,062 m a.s.l. | -24.1670, -69.0635 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Lixiviación SX | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 3,061 m a.s.l. | -24.1666, -69.0620 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado | Crushing plant | Eliminado | 3,235 m a.s.l. | -24.2179, -69.0778 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Tailings1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranque de Relave | Tailings dam | Activa | 3,061 m a.s.l. | -24.1677, -69.0425 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botaderos | Waste rock dump | Activa | 3,269 m a.s.l. | -24.1999, -69.0722 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Depósito de Ripios | Spent leach ore dump | Activa | 3,138 m a.s.l. | -24.1791, -69.0623 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Water1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta Osmosis Inversa | Reverse osmosis plant | Activa | 3,107 m a.s.l. | -24.2028, -69.0671 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support4
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administración Oficina | Administration and offices | Activa | 3,173 m a.s.l. | -24.2018, -69.0741 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Administración-Campamento | Camp | Activa | 3,078 m a.s.l. | -24.2249, -69.1056 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 3,162 m a.s.l. | -24.1855, -69.0777 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Administración Taller | Workshops | Activa | 3,255 m a.s.l. | -24.2042, -69.0724 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Other1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transición Hídrica | Not stated | Activa | 905 m a.s.l. | -24.0576, -70.2733 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Compañía Minera Zaldívar SpA · Compañía Minera Zaldívar SpA
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 0.9 km away. Sources: Caldera Industrial, Caldera Industrial (Generadora de Vapor o Agua Caliente), Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IVSP
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 229 t | 394 kg* | 6.12 t | 430 kg | — | 0 t | 0 t | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 406 t | 699 kg* | 10.9 t | 764 kg | — | 0 t | 0 t | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 11,851 t | 693 kg* | 22 t | 1.85 t | — | 266 g | 598 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 166 t | 23 g | 4.11 t | 1 kg | 0 t | 0 t | 1 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 8,458 t | 14 kg | 25.4 t | 757 kg | 0 t | 181 g | 407 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 11,806 t | 21 kg | 14.1 t | 1.14 t | 0 t | 272 g | 612 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.
Pórfido Pinta Verde· Cu· 0.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined · Pórfido de Cu
Zaldívar· Cu, Mo· 0.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · Mined · Pórfido de Cu-Mo
Portezuelo· Cu· 1.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Escondida Norte· Cu, Mo· 2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Pórfido Carmen· Cu, Au, Mo· 2.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Pórfido de Cu
Pórfido Ricardo· Cu· 3.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration
La Escondida· Cu, Mo, Au· 4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Very large · Mined · Pórfido de Cu-Mo
- Reserve: Probadas: 380000000 t · 1,9 % Cu · Julio, 1983
Capella· Cu· 7.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Epitermal de Metales Preciosos
Sin nombre· Ag· 8.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Epitermal de Metales Preciosos
Sin nombre· Ag· 8.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Epitermal de Metales Preciosos
Zapato Verde· Cu· 9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Epitermal de Metales Preciosos
Cerro Rincones· Cu, Au· 9.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Epitermal de Metales Preciosos
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.