Planta Altos Lipangue
PlantCobreCuracavi, Melipilla, MetropolitanaActive
Site ID 20035396 · 3 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Process plants1Tailings1ExplorationProcess plants1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planta Altos de Lipangue | Concentrator | Irregular operativa | 1,950 m a.s.l. | -33.2899, -70.9674 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Tailings1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranque de Relaves Altos Lipangue | Tailings dam | Irregular operativa | 1,950 m a.s.l. | -33.2935, -70.9729 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Exploration1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estación de Sondaje | Surface exploration | Activa | 1,950 m a.s.l. | -33.3037, -70.9865 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Auryn Mining Chile Spa · Auryn Mining Chile SpA
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 0.6 km away. Sources: Grupo Electrógeno
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.74 t | 6 kg* | 100 kg | 7 kg | — | — | — | 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.
- Planta altos de lipangue· Planta concentradoraEn revision de proyecto → Irregular operativaSERNAGEOMIN
- Tranque de relaves altos lipangue· Depósito - tranque de relavesEn revision de proyecto → Irregular operativaSERNAGEOMIN
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.
Rica· Au, Cu· 0.7 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Campiche· Au, Cu· 0.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
La Jaiba· Cu· 1.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 500 t · 2,6 % Cu
Fortuna· Au, Ag, Cu· 2.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined
- Resource: Inferido: 1453 t · 18,89 - 20,0 g/t Au ; 84,0 - 297,0 /t Ag ; 4,0 % Cu
- Resource: Medido: 75 g/t Au
- Reserve: Probadas: 2668 t
- Reserve: Probadas: 5016 t
Fortuna· Pb, Zn· 2.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 4 - 20 % Pb ; 4 - 15 % Zn ; Ag: 15 - 150 g/t Ag ; 63 % Fe
Batuco· Pb, Zn· 3.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 7 % Zn ; 2 % Pb ; 1,0 g/t Au
Ray Ray· Cu· 3.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Fortuna· Pb, Au, Cu· 3.6 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Carrizo· Mo, Cu, W· 3.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Inferido: 2000 t · 0,7 % Mo ; 0,7 % Cu
- Reserve: Probadas: 2250 t
- Reserve: Probadas: 3000 t
Andacollo· Cu· 3.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 500 t · 3 %Cu
Chicauma· Au· 3.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 100 - 250 mg/m3
San Judas· Au, Ag, Cu· 4.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 1,5 t · 1 - 2,3 % Cu ; 8,4 g/t Au ; 10,0 g/t Ag
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.