Planta El Águila
PlantUlexitaArica, Arica y ParinacotaActive
Site ID 139110 · 18 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
5Process plants2Dumps and deposits1Water1Power1HydrocarbonsProcess plants5
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galpon Investigación y Control de Procesos | Concentrator | Activa | 1,649 m a.s.l. | -18.4463, -69.8781 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta El Águila | Concentrator | Activa | 1,627 m a.s.l. | -18.4485, -69.8801 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Sector Almacenamiento de Gas | Concentrator | Activa | 1,650 m a.s.l. | -18.4460, -69.8783 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Agroquimicos | Conversion plant | Activa | 1,662 m a.s.l. | -18.4483, -69.8786 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Filtro | Filter plant | Activa | 1,627 m a.s.l. | -18.4484, -69.8801 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero de Esteril | Waste rock dump | Activa | 1,600 m a.s.l. | -18.4420, -69.8786 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Cancha Acopio Minerales | Low-grade stockpile | Activa | 1,593 m a.s.l. | -18.4854, -70.3057 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Water1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piscina de Evaporación | Emergency ponds | Activa | 160 m a.s.l. | -18.4355, -69.8784 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Power1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subestación Eléctrica N°5 y N°6 | Electrical substation | Activa | 1,644 m a.s.l. | -18.4463, -69.8786 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support8
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administración - Oficinas | Administration and offices | Activa | 1,579 m a.s.l. | -18.4854, -70.3057 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Bodega | Warehouse | Activa | 66 m a.s.l. | -18.3960, -70.2857 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Bodega de Productos Terminados | Warehouse | Activa | 27 m a.s.l. | -18.4651, -70.2944 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Almacenamiento de Ácido | Camp | Activa | 1,653 m a.s.l. | -18.4464, -69.8802 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Estación de Combustible | Fuel station | Activa | 1,671 m a.s.l. | -18.4477, -69.8800 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Administración Talleres-Maestranza | Workshops | Activa | 1,583 m a.s.l. | -18.4854, -70.3057 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Laboratorio Químico | Workshops | Activa | 1,580 m a.s.l. | -18.4854, -70.3057 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Bodega Puerto Seco | Warehouse | Eliminado | 82 m a.s.l. | -18.3990, -70.2872 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Hydrocarbons1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector Caldera | Oil heater | Activa | 1,599 m a.s.l. | -18.4451, -69.8791 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Status changes
1 installation changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Bodega puerto seco· BodegaAbandonada → EliminadoSERNAGEOMIN
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.
La Oreja· U· 5.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Medido: 1660 ppm U
Caracolito· Diatomita· 6.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
T-1· U· 7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration
Casualidad· Diatomita· 7.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
San Eduardo· Bentonita· 8.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Boca Negra· U· 9.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Resource: Inferido: 2 - 3 t U metálico · 109 - 309 ppm U total · 2004
Lucita· Cu, Ag, Au· 9.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 60000 t · 5 % Cu · 1980
Halcones· Cu, Au, Ag· 10.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 50000 t · 6 % Cu · 1980
Manuel Jesús· U· 10.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration
- Resource: Inferido: 2,5 t U metálico · 133 - 1506 ppm U total · 2004
Millune· Alumbre· 11.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Sausine· Alumbre· 12.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Quebrada Cardones· Pumicita· 14.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · In exploration
- Reserve: Probables: Decenas millones toneladas · 2001
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.