Planta de Beneficio de Minerales - Vallenar
PlantCobreVallenar, Huasco, AtacamaActive
Site ID 153576 · 16 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
10Process plants3Tailings1Dumps and depositsProcess plants10
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta Chancado Línea N° 1 | Crushing plant | Activa | 583 m a.s.l. | -28.5672, -70.7391 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado Línea N° 2 | Crushing plant | Activa | 517 m a.s.l. | -28.5678, -70.7391 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Concentración de Sulfuro | Concentrator | Activa | 438 m a.s.l. | -28.5659, -70.7389 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Concetración Aurifera | Concentrator | Activa | 545 m a.s.l. | -28.5658, -70.7391 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta SX/EW | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 535 m a.s.l. | -28.5656, -70.7403 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Lixiviación N° 2 y Secundaria | Leach plant | Activa | 528 m a.s.l. | -28.5620, -70.7398 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Lixiviación N° 1 | Leach plant | Activa | 538 m a.s.l. | -28.5651, -70.7401 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Molienda | Grinding plant | Activa | 533 m a.s.l. | -28.5663, -70.7390 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Concentradora | Concentrator | Eliminado | 532 m a.s.l. | -28.5660, -70.7389 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Molienda en Trapiche | Grinding plant | Eliminado | 519 m a.s.l. | -28.5674, -70.7405 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Tailings3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depósito de Relaves Espesados | Thickened tailings deposit | Activa | 528 m a.s.l. | -28.5601, -70.7465 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Espesadora de Relave | Thickened tailings deposit | Activa | 540 m a.s.l. | -28.5568, -70.7397 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Depósito de Relaves 3 | Tailings dam | Inactiva | 511 m a.s.l. | -28.5652, -70.7366 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depósito de Ripios | Spent leach ore dump | Activa | 531 m a.s.l. | -28.5660, -70.7399 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administración | Administration and offices | Activa | 533 m a.s.l. | -28.5661, -70.7412 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención | Workshops | Activa | 538 m a.s.l. | -28.5671, -70.7399 | 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 Vallenar · Empresa Nacional de Minería
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 0.6 km away. Sources: Caldera calefaccion, Grupo electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IVSP
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.42 t | 6 kg* | 91 kg | 6 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 37.8 t | 65 kg* | 1.01 t | 71 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 9.38 t | 16 kg* | 251 kg | 18 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 85.1 t | — | 2.28 t | — | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 34.4 t | — | 920 kg | — | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 9.63 t | — | 257 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
4 installations changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Administración· Administración - oficinaIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Depósito de ripios· Depósito rmm - ripios de lixiviaciónIrregular operativa → ActivaSERNAGEOMIN
- Planta concentradora· Planta concentradoraActiva → EliminadoSERNAGEOMIN
- Depósito de relaves 3· Depósito - tranque de relavesAbandonada → 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.
Chillan Viejo· Fe· 6.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Viviana· Fe· 7.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Au· 8.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Santa Teresa· Cu, Au· 8.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Au· 8.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Sin Nombre· Au, Cu· 8.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Negrito José 1/10· Cu, Au· 8.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Mina Norte· Cu, Au· 9.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Esperanza· Cu, Ag· 9.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
La Brea· Cu· 9.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Mantos del Sur· Cu, Au· 10.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Mantos del Sur· Au, Cu· 10.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
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.