Las Cenizas Taltal (Las Luces)
Mine with plantCobreTaltal, AntofagastaActive
Site ID 135701 · 24 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction9Process plants1Tailings3Dumps and deposits2Water1Ports and transportExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Las Luces | Underground mine | Inactiva | 756 m a.s.l. | -25.7013, -70.5015 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants9
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancado (Primario,secundario,terciario | Crushing plant | Activa | 184 m a.s.l. | -25.6716, -70.5897 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Primario | Crushing plant | Activa | 227 m a.s.l. | -25.6745, -70.5921 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Secundario | Crushing plant | Activa | 221 m a.s.l. | -25.6743, -70.5921 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Terciario | Crushing plant | Activa | 234 m a.s.l. | -25.6737, -70.5918 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado Movil | Crushing plant | Activa | 234 m a.s.l. | -25.6737, -70.5918 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Flotación | Concentrator | Activa | 187 m a.s.l. | -25.6704, -70.5914 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Las Luces de Taltal | Concentrator | Activa | 180 m a.s.l. | -25.6733, -70.5931 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Filtro | Filter plant | Activa | 196 m a.s.l. | -25.6736, -70.5936 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Molinos | Grinding plant | Activa | 184 m a.s.l. | -25.6708, -70.5914 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Tailings1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranque de Relave | Tailings dam | Activa | 965 m a.s.l. | -25.6686, -70.5859 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acopio de Mineral - Planta | Low-grade stockpile | Activa | 183 m a.s.l. | -25.6718, -70.5896 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Esteril | Waste rock dump | Inactiva | 765 m a.s.l. | -25.6993, -70.4972 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Acopio de Mineral - Mina | Low-grade stockpile | Inactiva | 761 m a.s.l. | -25.6980, -70.5003 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Water2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piscinas Colectoras | Emergency ponds | Activa | 230 m a.s.l. | -25.6727, -70.5934 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Captadora de Agua Salada | Seawater intake | Activa | 14 m a.s.l. | -25.6336, -70.6356 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Ports and transport1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galpones de Concentrado | Stockyard | Activa | 200 m a.s.l. | -25.6736, -70.5937 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support7
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administración | Administration and offices | Activa | 755 m a.s.l. | -25.6995, -70.4968 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Patio Contratista | Administration and offices | Activa | 221 m a.s.l. | -25.6728, -70.5915 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Bodega | Warehouse | Activa | 212 m a.s.l. | -25.6732, -70.5923 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Laboratorio Químico | Sample room and laboratory | Activa | 222 m a.s.l. | -25.6746, -70.5935 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller Mantención Planta | Workshops | Activa | 225 m a.s.l. | -25.6732, -70.5926 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Inactiva | 756 m a.s.l. | -25.6353, -70.4364 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller Mantención | Workshops | Inactiva | 745 m a.s.l. | -25.6976, -70.4990 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Planta y Mina Las Luces · Minera Las Cenizas S.A.
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 9.6 km away. Sources: Grupo electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IVSP
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.1 t | 24 kg* | 376 kg | 26 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 260 kg | 448 g* | 7 kg | 489 g | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 571 kg | 984 g* | 15 kg | 1 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 211 kg | — | 6 kg | — | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 27 t | — | 722 kg | — | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 6.65 t | — | 178 kg | — | 0 t | — | — | 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
5 installations changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Taller mantención· Talleres y maestranzaActiva → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Botadero esteril· Depósito rmm - estérilesActiva → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Acopio de mineral - mina· Depósito rmm - mineral de baja leyActiva → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Polvorin· PolvorinActiva → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Mina las luces· Mina subterraneaActiva → InactivaSERNAGEOMIN
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.
Las Luces· Cu· 0.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined · Estratoligado de Cu (Tipo Manto)
- Resource: Medido: 2000 t · 2 % Cu · 1971
- Reserve: Probadas: 1000 t
- Reserve: Probables: 600000 t
Sin Nombre· Cu· 1.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Cu· 1.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Cu· 1.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Cu· 1.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Cu· 1.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Santos· Cu· 1.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Cu· 1.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Cu· 2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Puntilla W 56· Cu· 2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Sin Nombre· Cu· 2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
San Luis 1 al 3· Cu· 2.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 30000 t
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.