Radomiro Tomic
Mine with plantCobreCalama, El Loa, AntofagastaActive
Site ID 153585 · 30 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction13Process plants1Smelting and refining5Dumps and deposits1Water1Ports and transportExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Radomiro Tomic | Open-pit mine | Activa | 2,800 m a.s.l. | -22.2308, -68.8844 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants13
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patio de Cátodos | Electrowinning (EW) | Activa | 2,907 m a.s.l. | -22.1937, -68.8666 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Dump Obl | Leaching | Activa | 2,955 m a.s.l. | -22.2028, -68.8871 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Secundario | Crushing plant | Activa | 2,946 m a.s.l. | -22.2093, -68.8769 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Terciario | Crushing plant | Activa | 2,946 m a.s.l. | -22.2093, -68.8769 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado Primario Óxidos | Crushing plant | Activa | 2,799 m a.s.l. | -22.2117, -68.8781 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado Primario Sulfuros | Crushing plant | Activa | 2,926 m a.s.l. | -22.2360, -68.8745 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Lixiviación en Pilas | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 2,946 m a.s.l. | -22.2089, -68.8579 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Patio Estanque | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 2,919 m a.s.l. | -22.1928, -68.8677 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Electroobtención | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 2,931 m a.s.l. | -22.1939, -68.8671 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Extracción por Solvente | Solvent extraction plant (SX) | Activa | 2,898 m a.s.l. | -22.1939, -68.8680 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Chancado Terciario | Crushing plant | Eliminado | 2,946 m a.s.l. | -22.2093, -68.8769 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado | Crushing plant | Eliminado | 2,977 m a.s.l. | -22.1931, -68.8660 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Piloto Industrial Obl | Leach plant | Eliminado | 3,100 m a.s.l. | -22.1841, -68.8932 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Smelting and refining1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descarga Ácido | Acid plant | Activa | 2,972 m a.s.l. | -22.2108, -68.8720 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Dumps and deposits5
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botadero Este | Waste rock dump | Activa | 3,127 m a.s.l. | -22.2153, -68.8964 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Oeste | Waste rock dump | Activa | 3,158 m a.s.l. | -22.2381, -68.9018 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Lixiviación Secundaria de Ripios(botadero) | Spent leach ore dump | Activa | 2,900 m a.s.l. | -22.1737, -68.8296 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero Atravieso I | Waste rock dump | Eliminado | 3,058 m a.s.l. | -22.2526, -68.8797 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Botadero de Ripios de Lixiviación Fase IX -X | Spent leach ore dump | Eliminado | 2,950 m a.s.l. | -22.1424, -68.8915 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Water1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta Osmosis | Reverse osmosis plant | Activa | 2,902 m a.s.l. | -22.2105, -68.8605 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Ports and transport1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estación de Curado | Conveyor belt | Activa | 2,946 m a.s.l. | -22.2093, -68.8769 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support8
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administración | Administration and offices | Activa | 2,950 m a.s.l. | -22.1791, -68.8665 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Patio Transferencia | Warehouse | Activa | 2,962 m a.s.l. | -22.2105, -68.8605 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Barrio Industrial | Camp | Activa | 2,892 m a.s.l. | -22.2036, -68.8409 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Laboratorio Geometalurgico | Mine sample room | Activa | 2,908 m a.s.l. | -22.2010, -68.8635 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Laboratorio Químico | Sample room and laboratory | Activa | 2,911 m a.s.l. | -22.2006, -68.8572 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 2,896 m a.s.l. | -22.2544, -68.9034 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención | Workshops | Activa | 2,976 m a.s.l. | -22.2125, -68.8742 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Piloto | Sample room and laboratory | Eliminado | 2,914 m a.s.l. | -22.2005, -68.8626 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
División Radomiro Tomic · Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 3.9 km away. Sources: Caldera Industrial (Generadora de Vapor o Agua Caliente), Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IV, Grupo Electrógeno IVSP
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,627 t | 1.65 t* | 25.3 t | 2.12 t | 12 g | 9 g | 23 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 11,832 t | 7.53 t* | 121 t | 8.52 t* | 57 g | 44 g | 109 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 9,637 t | 1.72 t* | 32.7 t | 2.34 t* | 14 g | 11 g | 27 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 30,501 t | 174 kg | 9.2 t | 2.21 t | 75 g | 58 g | 145 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 28,069 t | — | 47.4 t | 1.92 t | 66 g | 51 g | 127 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 37,431 t | 206 kg | 48.9 t | 2.6 t | 89 g | 69 g | 171 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.
Status changes
2 installations changed status between April 2025 and today, according to the dated copies of the register.
- Botadero de ripios de lixiviación fase ix -x· Depósito rmm - ripios de lixiviaciónActiva → EliminadoSERNAGEOMIN
- Planta piloto industrial obl· Planta lixiviaciónEn revision de proyecto → 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.
Radomiro Tomic· Cu· 0.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Very large · Mined · Pórfido de Cu
- Resource: 5731 Mt · 0.56% Cu
Corina· Cu· 1.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Inferido: 30000 t · 1967
- Reserve: Probables: 11700 t · 9 % Cu · 1930
Sin nombre· Cu· 2.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Chuqui Norte· Cu· 2.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · In exploration · Pórfido de Cu
- Resource: 1395Mt · 0.35% Cu
- Reserve: Probables: 200000000 t · 0,8 - 1,0 % Cu total. Sólo minerales oxidados, no se sabe de minerales sulfurados · 1973
Elisa· Cu· 3.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Carmen· Cu· 3.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Tulipan· Cu, Ag· 3.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
San Antonio· Cu· 4.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 1050 t · 4 % Cu soluble · 1974
San Pablo· Cu· 4.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
La Fiesta· Cu, Ag, Au· 5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 70000 t, ENAMI, 1967
La Salvadora· Cu· 5.2 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Enchufe· Cu· 5.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probables: 13120 t · 4 % Cu · 1974
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.