Salar Ascotan
MineUlexitaOllague, El Loa, AntofagastaNo activity
Site ID 139112 · 2 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1ExtractionExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina | Open-pit mine | En revisión de proyecto | 2,256 m a.s.l. | -21.5746, -68.2691 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administración- Campamento | Camp | En revisión de proyecto | 3,698 m a.s.l. | -21.5378, -68.3442 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Mina Salar de Ascotan · Quiborax S.A.
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 2 km away. Sources: Grupo Electrógeno
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 106 t | 182 kg* | 2.83 t | 199 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 91.4 t | 157 kg* | 2.44 t | 172 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 99.1 t | 171 kg* | 2.65 t | 186 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 61 t | — | 1.63 t | — | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 80.6 t | — | 2.15 t | — | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 61.7 t | — | 1.65 t | — | 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
2 installations changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Administración- campamento· CampamentoActiva → En revision de proyectoSERNAGEOMIN
- Mina· Mina rajo abiertoActiva → En revision de proyectoSERNAGEOMIN
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.
Salar de Ascotán· Ulexita· 2.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
El Colorado I· Limonita· 9.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
El Colorado II· Limonita· 10 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Salar de Ascotán· Ulexita· 11.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: Mayor que 200000 t · 1998
Salar de Ascotán· Ulexita· 11.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: Mayor que 200000 t · 1998
Salar de Ascotán· Ulexita· 11.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: Mayor que 15000 m3 · 1998
Salar de Ascotán· Ulexita· 13.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: Mayor que 20000 t · 1998
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.