Mina Las Piedras
Mine with plantSiliceosEmpedrado, Talca, MauleActive
Site ID 19210 · 10 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
2Extraction1Process plants6TailingsExtraction2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta de Arenas | Placer mine | Irregular operativa | 325 m a.s.l. | -35.5768, -72.4037 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Mina Las Piedras | Open-pit mine | En revisión de proyecto | 347 m a.s.l. | -35.5780, -72.4010 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta de Cuarzo | Concentrator | Irregular operativa | 320 m a.s.l. | -35.5783, -72.4036 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Tailings6
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPOSITO DE LODOS N°1 (antiguo) | Tailings impoundment | Activa | 310 m a.s.l. | -35.5752, -72.4036 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Depósito de Lodos Norponiente | Tailings impoundment | Activa | 330 m a.s.l. | -35.5761, -72.4079 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| DEPOSITO DE LODOS N°2 (nuevo) | Tailings impoundment | Irregular operativa | 354 m a.s.l. | -35.5785, -72.4023 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Depósito de Lodos N°4 | Tailings impoundment | Abandonada | 330 m a.s.l. | -35.5775, -72.4044 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Depósito de Lodos Nororiente | Tailings impoundment | Abandonada | 330 m a.s.l. | -35.5768, -72.4079 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Depósito de Lodos N°3 | Tailings dam | Abandonada | 348 m a.s.l. | -35.5822, -72.4052 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taller Mecánico | Workshops | Activa | 317 m a.s.l. | -35.5772, -72.4046 | 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 Minera Las Piedras · Procesadora y Comercial de Minerales y Granos Industriales Migrin S.A.
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 0.1 km away. Sources: Grupo electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno IV
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 179 t | 309 kg* | 4.8 t | 338 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 89.6 t | 154 kg* | 2.4 t | 169 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 9.2 t | 16 kg* | 246 kg | 17 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 3,043 t | — | 81.3 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.
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
Empedrado· Au· 3.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration · Placer
Chuponal Carrizo· Au· 6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration · Placer
Río Pinotalca· Au· 7.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration · Placer
Pinotalca· Talco· 7.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Reloca Batuco· Au· 8.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration · Placer
Estero Molinos Viejos· Au· 9.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration · Placer
San Gonzalo 1/6· Arena Silícea· 10.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Tenequin· Arcilla Plástica· 11.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Mined
Estero Carrizo· Au· 12.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
In exploration · Placer
Pellines· Arena Silícea· 13.4 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.